Slinda is a contraceptive whose active substance is drospirenone. This active ingredient is a synthetic progestin that has a pharmacological effect similar to that of natural progesterone. This contraceptive pill is not composed of the combination of estrogen with progestogen. For this reason it turns out to be a contraceptive that can be used by women who do not tolerate combined contraceptives.
How is it presented?
Slinda comes in the form of tablets to take by mouth, they are white in color and come in a blister of 24 active tablets together with 4 other green tablets that do not contain the active ingredient.
The tablets of two different colors are arranged in such a way that it helps you to comply with the dose and that there are no failures in the contraceptive method. The 24 white tablets contain the appropriate dose of drospirenone.
How does Slinda work?
This contraceptive provides high efficacy. The contraceptive effect of Slinda It is due to the fact that it acts on ovulation by inhibiting it when changes in the cervical mucus take place.
However, Slinda has a point against it, and that is that it can cause irregular vaginal bleeding while taking this oral contraceptive. However, this irregular bleeding does not have to appear in all women who take Slinda.
By not having estrogens in its composition, this new contraceptive has fewer cardiovascular risks compared to those that can be caused by the use of combined contraceptives.
Drospirenone has properties that make women who use contraceptives that contain it in their composition, experience less fluid retention. This active principle also It has antiandrogenic properties, being very suitable in the case of women with signs of acne, hirsutism or oily skin.
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