Lindinet 30 is a monophasic progestogen-estrogen contraceptive. The medication is available in tablets, in a light yellow shell. Their shape is round, biconvex. At a break, the preparation has a white or almost white color with a fringing of light yellow.
The "Lindinet 30" includes gestodene and ethinyl estradiol.
The drug has a depressing effect on the secretion of gonadotropic pituitary hormones, provokes a slowdown in follicular maturation and prevents the ovulation process.
In addition to preventing pregnancy, the medication has a beneficial effect on the menstrual cycle in case of violation. Thus, the drug helps reduce blood loss and the incidence of iron deficiency anemia. In addition, the frequency of dysmenorrhea, ectopic pregnancies, the development of functional ovarian cysts is reduced.
Lindinet 30 helps prevent the occurrence of fibrous cysts and fibroadenomas in the mammary glands, the appearance of cancer in the endometrium and inflammation in the pelvic organs. There are also improvements in the condition of the skin with acne.
The drug should be taken on the first to fifth day of the menstrual cycle. Dosage - one tablet per day, if possible at the same time. The drug is taken for twenty-one days. After you need a break - seven days. During a seven-day interruption, menstrual bleeding occurs . Regardless of whether it has ended or is just beginning, after seven days you should continue taking the medication from the next package. So, for three weeks, the use of tablets is carried out, in the fourth week, a break is made. Acceptance of the drug from each new package begins on the same days of the week.
After an abortion of the first trimester of pregnancy, the drug can be used immediately after the procedure. In such cases, there is no need to use additional ways to protect sexual intercourse.
After the resolution of pregnancy, the use of the drug is allowed to begin after 21-28 days if the woman does not breast-feed. Women who are nursing are recommended to take pills after childbirth in six months. In such cases, you will have to use additional ways to protect sexual intercourse during the first seven days. If after an abortion or childbirth sexual intercourse took place before taking the drug, the exclusion of pregnancy or the expectation of the first menstruation is necessary.
In case of skipping the use of contraceptive, it is necessary to take the medication as soon as possible. With an interval of less than 36 hours between doses, the drug does not lose its effectiveness. Otherwise, the result may be reduced. In such cases, the woman should take the missed dose, the next - in normal mode and over the next seven days to use additional methods of protection of sexual intercourse.
Lindinet 20 tablets contain a smaller amount of ethinyl estradiol. In some cases, this drug is prescribed for contraception. If its effect is weakly expressed, the appointment of "Lindinet 30" is possible.
The effect on the woman’s body of contraceptives is purely individual. In some cases, after drug withdrawal, hormonal failure may occur , normal ovarian function will be impaired in the absence of side effects during administration.
Lindinet 20 and pregnancy are incompatible concepts. Before taking the medication, it is necessary to take tests and consult a gynecologist. To clarify contraindications, an annotation to contraceptives should be carefully studied.