Combined injectable contraceptives contain a combination of estrogen and progestin, which a health care professional should administer intramuscularly every month.
This type of contraceptive works similarly to the daily pill, inhibiting ovulation and thickening cervical mucus, preventing the passage of sperm.Some names of this type of injectable contraceptive are Cyclofemine, Mesigyna, Perlutan, Ciclovular and Uniciclo.
- The price of injectable contraceptives for monthly use varies between 15 and 45 reais.
- Depending on the drug and the region where it is sold.
- And can be purchased at any pharmacy.
For women with a normal menstrual cycle, who do not use the pill or any other contraceptive injection, the first injection should be given until the fifth day of menstruation and the next should be given every 30 days, about 3 days, regardless of menstruation If there is a delay of more than three days for the new injection, the woman should be informed to use a condom.
To begin after delivery, the woman should receive the injection between day 21 and 28 after the birth of the baby, and to start using after an abortion or after taking the morning-after pill, the injection may be done immediately.
You can also give your first injection the same day you decide to change birth control pills or quarterly injections without using a condom. If the woman has not used any contraception before and has had sex, she must pass a pregnancy test before receiving the Learn to Change Contraceptives without risking pregnancy.
The injection should be performed by the doctor, nurse or pharmacist and administration by the woman himself is not recommended.
Monthly injection of contraceptives can cause breast pain, nausea, vomiting, headache, dizziness and the woman may gain weight.
In addition, menstrual changes may occur, and in these cases, the woman should be evaluated by a gynecologist for tests to identify if there is another cause of bleeding, such as an inflammatory pelvic disease, for example.Heavy bleeding and the woman is not comfortable with this method, it is advisable to replace this injection with another method of contraception.
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Monthly contraceptive injection is not indicated for people with hypersensitivity to any of the components of the product formulation, pregnant women, women who breastfeed up to 6 weeks after delivery, current breast cancer or suspected hormone-dependent malignancies, severe headaches with focal neurological symptoms, severe hypertension, vascular disease, history of thrombophlebitis or thromboembolic disorder, and a history of ischemic or complicated valrular cardiopathy.
In addition, the injection should also not be used in diabetic women with kidney disease, retinopathy, neuropathy or other vascular disease or diabetes over 20 years, lupus erythematosus spread with positive antiphospholipid antibodies, a history of liver disease, who have suffered significant surgery with prolonged immobilization, suffers from abnormal uterine or vaginal bleeding or smokes more than 15 cigarettes a day over 35 years of age.