Follitropin Alfa : Before Using

Follitropin Alfa - Systemic

Brand Names

Gonal-F Follitropin Alfa *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the problems of uses this drugs must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you will make. For follitropin alfa, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual or allergy to follitropin alfa or similar drugs. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Pregnancy care

Follitropin alfa is not needed or recommended for use during pregnancy. Since women using follitropin alfa may be more likely to have more than one child at a time, the problems of multiple births may be increased for women using this drug. Always this drug has been shown to overstimulate the ovaries - ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome for a longer time in some women who conceive than in women developing this syndrome who do not become pregnant. Signs of this syndrome include severe abdominal pain, nausea, rapid weight gain and vomiting. Before you use this drug, make sure your family doctor knows if you are pregnant.

Breast-feeding problem

It is not known whether follitropin alfa passes into the breast milk. However, this drug has not been reported to cause problems in nursing babies.

Drug interactions

Although certain medication must not be using together at all, in other cases two various medication may be using together even if an interaction might occur. In these cases, your family doctor may want to change the dose, or other precautions may be necessary. Tell your family doctor and pharmacist if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription - over-the-counter "OTC " drug.

Other Information for using

The presence of other medical problems may effect the use of follitropin alfa. Make sure you tell your family doctor if you have any other medical problems, especially:

Abnormal bleeding of genitals or uterus - unknown cause Use of follitropin alfa may make the diagnosis of this problem more difficult

Adrenal gland or thyroid disease - not controlled
Asthma
Tumor, brain or
Tumor, sex hormone-dependent Use of follitropin alfa may make these conditions worse

Ovarian cyst or enlarged ovaries Use of follitropin alfa may increase the size of a cyst on an ovary or increase the size of enlarged ovaries

Primary testicular failure Follitropin alfa will not work in diseaseds who no longer are able to produce sperms

Primary ovarian failure Follitropin alfa will not work in diseaseds whose ovaries no longer develop eggs