Progestins For Noncontraceptive Use: Before Using

Progestins For Noncontraceptive Use - Systemic

Progestins For Noncontraceptive Use *** Before Using *** How to Use *** Fore Safe Use *** Side Effects *** Additional Information

Before Using

In deciding to using a medication, the chance of taking the drug must be weighed against the good it will do. This is a decision you and your health care professional will make. For progestins, the following must be considered

Allergic reaction

Tell your family doctor if you have any unusual reaction to progestins. If using progesterone capsules or injection, tell your family doctor if you are allergic to peanuts. Also tell your health care professional if you are allergic to any other substances, such as foods, preservatives, or dyes.

Diet Make certain your health care professional knows if you are on any special diet, such as a low-sodium or low-sugar diet.

Pregnancy care

Progesterone, a natural hormone that the body makes during pregnancy, has not causing problems. In fact, it is sometimes using in women to treat a certain type of infertility and to aid in egg donor or infertility procedures.

Other progestins have not been studied in pregnant women. Be sure to tell your family doctor if you become pregnant while using any of the progestins. It is best to use some kind of birth control method while you are receiving progestins in high doses. High doses of progestins are not recommended for use during pregnancy since there have been some reports that they may cause birth defects in the genitals - sex organs of a male fetus. Always some of these progestins may cause male-like changes in a female fetus and female-like changes in a male fetus, but these problems usually can be reversed. Low doses of progestins, such as those doses using for contraception, have not causing major problems when using accidentally during pregnancy.

Breast-feeding problem

Although progestins pass into the breast milk, they have not been shown to cause problems in nursing babies. However, progestins may change the quality or amount - increase or decrease of the mother's breast milk. It may be necessary for you to take another drug or to stop breast-feeding during treat. Be sure you have discussed the chance and benefits of the drug with your family doctor.

Use for Children

Although there is no special info comparing use of progestins in child with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in child than it does in adults.

Adolescents Although there is no special info comparing use of progestins in teenagers with use in other age groups, this drug is not expected to cause various side effects or problems in teenagers than it does in adults.

Elderly care

This drug has been tested and has not been shown to cause various side effects or problems in elderly people than it does in adults people.

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. When you are taking a progestin, it is especially important that your health care professional know if you are taking any of the following:

Aminoglutethimide - Cytadren
Carbamazepine - Tegretol
Phenobarbital
Phenytoin - Dilantin
Rifabutin - Mycobutin
Rifampin - Rifadin, Rimactane These medication may decrease the effects of progestins

Other Information for using

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

Asthma
Epilepsy - or history of
Heart or circulation problems
Kidney disease - severe
Migraine headaches Progestins may cause fluid build-up and may cause these conditions to become worse

Bleeding problems, undiagnosed, such as blood in urine or changes in vaginal bleeding May make diagnosis of these problems more difficult

Blood clots - or history of
Stroke - or history of
Varicose veins May have greater risk of causing blood clots if these conditions are already present when high doses of progestins are taken

Breast disease - such as breast lumps or cysts - history of May make this condition worse in certain types of diseases that do not react in a positive way to progestins

Central nervous system - CNS disorders, such as mental depression - or history of
High blood cholesterol Effects of progestins may cause these conditions, or may make these conditions worse

Diabetes mellitus - sugar diabetes May cause an increase in your blood sugar and a change in the amount of drug you take for diabetes; progestins in high doses are more likely to cause this problem

Liver disease Effects of progestins may be increased and may make this condition worse

Other conditions that increase the chance for osteoporosis - brittle bones Since it is possible that certain doses of progestins may cause temporary thinning of the bones by changing your hormone balance, it is important that your family doctor know if you have an increased risk of osteoporosis. Some things that can increase your risk for having osteoporosis include cigarette smoking, abusing alcohol, taking or drinking large amounts of caffeine and having a family history of osteoporosis or easily broken bones. Some medication, such as glucocorticoids - cortisone-like medication or anticonvulsants - seizure drug, can also cause thinning of the bones. However, it is thought that progestins can help protect against osteoporosis in postmenopausal women