Logest - an oral contraceptive with a minimal dosage of hormones.
In developed countries such as Belgium, Holland and Great Britain every 3 women of childbearing age uses oral contraceptives such as Logest in family planning.
The first oral contraceptives, which were developed in the 1960-s contained high concentrations of hormones and expressed severe side-effects, at the current moment of medical science development, new more effective contraceptives have been developed. The two main parameters, are taken into account, when new contraceptives are made - a decrease in hormonal dosage and development of highly selective forms of progestines.
The decrease in hormonal dosage allows to keep at the minimum such side-effects as Nausea, vomiting, tenderness of the mammary glands, increase in body weight, headaches.
Logest - Oral Contraceptive
Logest - a low dosed monophase oral combined estrogen-gestogen contraceptive drug. The contraceptive effect of Logest consists of 3 complementary mechanisms:
- Supression of ovulation on the level of hepato-hypophysic regulation.
- Modifications of cervical secret properties, resulting in impenetrability for spermatozoons.
- Modification of endotermis, which makes implantation of a fertilized ovule nearly impossible.
Also use of Logest changes menstrual cycle more regular, lowers the intensity of pain during menstruation, decreases menstrual bleeding, thus lowering the risk of iron-deficient anemia.
Logest Side effects: Delicacy, enlargement of mammary gland's, or nipple discharge, blood discharges and uterine bleeding. Migraine, change in libido, sudden decreases or changes in mood, visual impairment, sickness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, change in vaginal secretion, skin irritation, rash, erythema nodosum, generalized itching, holeostatic jaundice, fluid excretion disorders, changes in weight, allergic reactions.
Rare - diarrhea and undue fatiguability, formation of blood clot's.
