Progesterone Only Pill

Cerazette

Tablets

  • Prevents unwanted pregnancy 
  • Doesn't contain oestrogen
  • Popoular brand
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£19.99

Cerazette Medical Information

Cerazette contains a small amount of one type of female sex hormone, the progestogen desogestrel.

Desogestrel is used to prevent pregnancy.

Desogestrel is a progestogen-only-pill (POP) or a mini-pill. Most POPs or minipills work primarily by preventing the sperm cells from entering the womb but do not always prevent the egg cell from ripening, which is the main way that combined pills work.

Desogestrel is different from other mini-pills in having a dose that in most cases prevents the egg cell from ripening. As a result, Desogestrel is a highly effective contraceptive.

In contrast to the combined pill, Desogestrel can be used by women who do not tolerate oestrogens and by women who are breast feeding.

A disadvantage is that vaginal bleeding may occur at irregular intervals during the use of Desogestrel. On the other hand, you may not have any bleeding at all.

The Cerazette pack contains 28 tablets.

Take your tablet each day at about the same time. Swallow the tablet whole, with water.

The days of the week are printed in the blister and also arrows are printed indicating the order to take the pills. Each day correspond with one tablet.

Every time you start a new pack of Cerazette, take a tablet from the top row. Don’t start with just any tablet. For example if you start on a Wednesday, you must take the tablet from the top row marked with ‘WED’ (Wednesday). Continue to take one tablet a day until the pack is empty, always following the direction indicated by the arrows. By looking at the pill pack, you can easily check if you have already taken a tablet on a particular day.

You may have some bleeding during the use of Cerazette, but you must continue to take your tablets as normal.

When a pack is empty, you must start with a new pack of Cerazette on the next day – thus without interruption and without waiting for a bleed.

Starting your first strip of Cerazette

If you are not using hormonal contraception at present (or in the past month) - Wait for your period to begin. - On the first day of your period, take the first Cerazette tablet. Additional contraceptive precautions are not necessary. - If you take your first tablet on days 2-5 of your period, use an additional barrier method contraception for the first 7 days of tablet-taking.

• if you are allergic to any of the ingredients of Cerazette 75 micrograms Tablets.

• if you have a thrombosis. Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel e.g. of the legs (deep venous thrombosis) or the lungs (pulmonary embolism).

• if you have or have had jaundice (yellowing of the skin) or severe liver disease and your liver is still not working normally.

• if you have or if you are suspected of to have a cancer that is sensitive to sex-steroids, such as certain types of breast cancer.

• if you have any unexplained vaginal bleeding

Common (may affect up to 1 in 10 women):

• Mood changes

• Decreased mood

• Decreased sexual drive (libido)

• Headache

• Nausea

• Acne

• Breast pain

• Irregular or no periods

• Weight increase.

Uncommon (may affect up to 1 in 100 women):

• Infection of the vagina

• Difficulties in wearing contact lenses

• Vomiting

• Hair loss

• Painful periods

• Ovarian cyst

• Tredness.

Rare (may affect up to 1 in 1,000 women):

• Rash

• Hives

• Painful blue-red skin lumps (erythema nodosum)

• Breast secretion or leakage

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