What is Alesse
Alesse is a pill design for solely for women. The focus of the pill is to help women to prevent unwanted pregnancy, its act mostly as contraception. With the combination of female hormones, Alesse functions to prevent ovulation, the release of an egg from ovary, it also act as a barrier that causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it difficult for sperm to reach the uterus thus preventing fertilization
How to use Medicine
Besides being a pill to prevent pregnancy, it can also be used to treat acne in women 14 years of age, and also to help in regulating the menstrual cycle. Alesse comes in two forms, Alesse 21 and Alesse 28, which can be differentiate by the content of the tablets. Even though both medications are from the same generic brand, it is advisable to seek professional consultation before switching medications.
It is prohibited to use Alesse during pregnancy or after giving birth. History of medical problems such as stroke, blood clot, diabetes, hormone-related cancer, and jaundice caused by birth control are also not allowed to consume this medication. Before Alesse is used, it is advisable to have back-up plan, for example a back-up birth control pills, condoms or a spermicide.
In planning to take Alesse, please take note that some medication can impedes the effectiveness of the pill, which will result in pregnancy. Due to that reason it is important to inform the physician about all the prescription and over the counter medication such as vitamins, minerals and herbal products.
Be aware of your current medical condition before the consuming the medication. Any health issues maybe cause the pill to be ineffective or worsen the current health condition.
How To Stay Away From The Side Effects Of Alesse
For the 1% that has the possibilities of reaction towards the medication, these are the sign or symptoms that one must be aware. The reactions are such as hives, difficulty breathing, and swelling on the face, lips, tongue and throats. If one or any of the symptoms emerges, seek medical attention immediately.
Some serious sign would include, numb or weak at one side of the body, sudden headache, confusion, eye , speech and balance related problem, change in pattern of migraines, nausea, stomach pain, loss of appetite, dark urine, jaundice, swelling on most part of the body as well depression. These sign require the patient to consult with certified physician instantly to prevent it from becoming too serious, in which the effect maybe permanent.
Less serious side effects may include, minor nausea, vomiting, bloating, stomach cramps, breast pain, freckles or darkening of facial skin, increased hair growth, loss of scalp hair; changes in weight or appetite; problems with contact lenses; vaginal itching or discharge, changes in your menstrual periods, decreased sex drive; or headache, nervousness, dizziness, tired feeling. Some of the signs may similar to the effect of other medication, but if it appears soon after the consumption of Alesse, seek physician advices whether to continue or stop with the medication.
Some other drugs may impede the effectiveness of Alesse. By taking Alesse along with the medication may cause a bigger chance of pregnancy. Some of the medication that were identify are antibiotic, seizure medication, barbiturate sedatives, HIV / AIDS medication and even vitamin C. Herbal or any other prescribe medication may also have the same effects.
Things That You Need To Know When Taking Alesse
Alesse can be considered as hazardous for women who are pregnant because it has the ability to cause birth defect. Immediately inform or seek consultation from a certified physician if starting to show symptom of pregnancy or missing two menstrual periods in a row.
If planning to start on controlling pregnancy right after giving birth, provide time at least 4 weeks, but if you are breast feeding the appropriate time frame would be 6 weeks. Alesse has the effect to slow down breast milk production and the hormones can be passed through breast feeding. It is prohibited to consume Alesse if having these health problems, history of stroke or blood cloth, symptoms related to diabetes, abnormal vaginal bleeding, liver related problem (cancer / disease), severe high blood pressure and migraine, heart valve disBuy, and history of jaundice due to birth control pills.
It is also advisable to seek consultation with your physician, if you are suffering from high blood pressure, heart disease, history of heart attack, high cholesterol, overweight, suffering from depression, diabetes, epilepsy, irregular menstrual cycles, tumors and cancers.
Like any other medications, Alesse also have side effects, it normally occurs as unwanted response towards the medication in normal dosage. The side effect can be mild or severe, temporary or permanent but not everyone will experience the side effect, only those who are sensitive towards the medication in which it has been identify at least 1 %. Most of the side effects are manageable, or may go away on their own over time.
Read This Before You Take Alesse
Like any other medication, Alesse should also be taken with precaution. It has to be taken specifically as been prescribed by the doctor, do not exceed the dosage nor the time period that was set. For Alesse, the standard practice is the first day of period or the first Sunday after the period begin, however seek advice from physician before consume the medication.
In some 28th day birth control pack contain seven “reminder” pill, that to be taken during the 7 days regular cycle. During the first 3 months, breakthrough bedding may occur, do inform your physician if the bleeding continuously or very heavy bleeding. The pill is required to be taken daily not more than 24 hours apart. Start a new pack once the pills run out, the possibility of pregnancy is high if the intakes of the pills are delay.
The usage of Alesse should seize if there is any involvement in medical tests or surgery, or bed rests are involve. Inform the doctors or surgeons about the condition.
The risk of getting pregnant is high by missing a pill intake. However missing one active pills can be replace by double up the dose the next day, if missing two active pills in a row in a week, two active pills continuously for two days. After that, just continue with the regular routine of one pill per day, however if missing more than that, it is advisable to restart the medication with a new pack. Overdosing on Alesse is also a possibility if fail to keep track or monitor the intake of the pills. If such incident occurred, seek medical attention and be aware of these symptoms nausea, vomiting, and vaginal bleeding. Avoid smoking, especially if you are 35 and above, because smoking and the consumption of Alesse may cause risk of blood clot, stroke, or heart attack.
Please be reminded that Alesse does not protect from sexual transmitted disease, it only help in preventing pregnancy.
Dosages
0.03mg/0.15mg
Quantity
63, 240 pills
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