The mini pill

The action / Application:

The special feature of the mini-pill is that it only contains the hormone progestin. By this hormone, the endometrium is inadequately developed and solidified the mucus in the cervix. Ovulation is inhibited in many women by the mini-pill.

There is a drug that inhibits ovulation completely. This mini pill containing the progestin desogestrel.

The mini pill must be taken every day at the same time and not more than 2 hours to take too late. If the two hours exceeded the protection against pregnancy is no longer given already. By up to 12 hours, may delay taking in the above preparation with desogestrel. This is an exception!

Safety:

Since the mini-pill no triple effect as other types of pill has, ovulation is not prevented in general. For this reason, the safety of the mini-pill is not as great as with combination pills.

Advantages:

Since the mini-pill is a lower dose, therefore also occur less side effects than the combination pills. However, the reliability is lower because ovulation is not prevented in general.

Especially breast-feeding women the mini pill is recommended if they want to prevent hormonally. For normal combination pills inhibit the production of milk and the baby would react to large amounts of hormones through breast milk.

Disadvantages:

Through the mini pill are very often caused bleeding between periods and the cycle can be very irregular. For this reason, the mini pill is prescribed only rarely, eg estrogen intolerance.

Many women feel affected by the exact time of intake, because it belongs to a lot of discipline and respect in everyday life is difficult.