Women's hormonal pills can solve many of the health problems of women, and also help in family planning. As a rule, they consist of natural and synthetic sex hormones. Usually it is progesterone and / or estrogen.
Hormonal pills for women - indications and contraindications
Indications for the use of hormonal drugs in women can be the following conditions:
- anemia;
- violation of the menstrual cycle;
- postpartum hormonal disorders ;
- hormonal disorders resulting from ectopic pregnancy or a previous abortion;
- a wide range of gynecological diseases;
- inflammatory diseases of the female sexual sphere.
In some cases, hormone pills for women are contraindicated. For example, with breast cancer, arterial hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, liver tumors of benign or malignant type, cirrhosis, hepatitis, hormonal drugs can not be taken. Diabetes mellitus, dangerous thrombosis and uterine bleeding are also contraindications for the use of drugs containing hormones.
It is important to know that if a woman smokes, taking hormonal medications is not advisable, as well as with migraines. You can not prescribe hormones if a woman is breastfeeding a baby (usually limited to 6 weeks after birth).
Female hormonal tablets with menopause
In the period of menopause, hormones can not be dispensed with. This is explained by the fact that it is necessary to restore the deficit of female sex hormones, expressed in this period, in order to minimize the risk of menopausal complications. Thus, with menopause hormonal tablets are a means of hormone replacement therapy.
The names of commonly used hormone tablets for women
Hormonal tablets are divided into two types:
- Monopreparations containing exclusively progestagenic components: for example, Microlus, Eksluton, Lactitet, Norcolut.
- Combined preparations containing synthesized hormones, further subdivided into:
- high-dose (Non-Ovlon, Ovidon);
- medium-dosed (Trikvilar, Demulen, Diane-35);
- low-dose (Regulon, Yarina, Lyndynet 30);
- as well as microdosed (Mersilon, Novinet, Lindineth 20, Logest, Tri-Mersey) drugs.