The drug "Rigevidon" describes the instructions for use as a contraceptive. Take the medication inside. Active substances: ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel.
The drug helps to slow down ovulation, prevents pregnancy. Due to the low dosages of active substances, side effects develop extremely rarely. The drug does not affect the subsequent function of the reproductive system.
Medication "Rigevidon" application instruction recommends use for oral contraception. The medicine, in addition, is prescribed for dysmenorrhea, pain in the middle of the cycle, functional bleeding from the uterus.
The drug "Rigevidon" instructions for use as a contraceptive recommends taking a tablet per day. The beginning of treatment is the fifth day from the beginning of menstruation. Duration of admission is three weeks continuously.
The medicine "Rigevidon", the instructions for use recommends taking mainly at one selected time, preferably in the evenings.
After a three-week course, a break is made (week). During it, bleeding (menstrual-like) occurs . On the eighth day, regardless of whether the bleeding has occurred or not, it continues or has stopped, it is recommended to start taking the drug again according to the specified scheme (if necessary, continue to prevent pregnancy).
The tool takes as much time as necessary.
With the regular use of the medication, the contraceptive effect is noted even during the weekly break.
If the next pill was not taken for any reason, you must immediately drink it. If the time is right for the next dose, do not double the dose. The contraceptive effect is considered reliable if the break is not more than a day and a half between two tablets of the Rigevidon drug .
How to take a medication for the treatment of dysmenorrhea, pain syndrome or functional bleeding, the attending physician tells each patient individually.
At the beginning of taking the medicine, digestive system disorders, engorgement in the mammary gland, and nausea can be noted. As a rule, these manifestations are reduced or eliminated independently, during the further use of the drug.
The medicine may also provoke a decrease or increase in weight, headache, mood changes and glucose tolerance. In addition, the drug can provoke rashes, cramps in the calf muscles, and a libido disorder.
It is not required to stop the use of the drug in case of spotting, not abundant and irregular, from the vagina. If severe bleeding occurs, consult a gynecologist.
The drug "Rigevidon" and pregnancy
The medication helps prevent unwanted conception. With the development of pregnancy, the drug must be canceled.
Stop taking the medication for heart attack, retinal thrombosis, thromboembolism or thrombophlebitis, cerebrovascular disorders. The drug is also canceled with the development of any chronic pathology, decreased visual acuity, diplopia, exophthalmos, persistent headaches.
The Rigevidon medication is contraindicated in pregnancy, jaundice, recent hepatitis, and liver disorders. Do not prescribe medication for cholelithiasis, disorders in lipid metabolism, chronic colitis, cholecystitis. Contraindications include diabetes mellitus (severe), a predisposition to thrombosis, pronounced cardiac pathologies of an organic nature. The drug "Rigevidon" is not allowed for use in malignant neoplasms, primarily in the genitals and mammary gland. Contraindicated and with hypersensitivity.
Before taking the tablets "Rigevidon" should undergo a gynecological examination.