Description
Gedarel is a Combined Oal Contraceptive (COC), also called the pill. It contains two types of female hormones: a progestogen, desogestrel, and an oestrogen, ethinylestradiol in a low dose. These help to stop you from getting pregnant, just as your natural hormones would stop you conceiving again when you are already pregnant.
The COC pill protects you against getting pregnant in three ways. These hormones
- stop the ovary from releasing an egg each month (ovulation).
- also thicken the fluid (at the neck of the womb making it more difficult for the sperm to reach the egg.
- alter the lining of the womb to make it less likely to accept a fertilised egg.
General information
If taken correctly, the pill is an effective reversible form of contraception. However, in certain circumstances the effectiveness of the pill may reduce or you should stop taking the pill (see later). In these cases either do not have sex, or use extra contraceptive precautions (such as condoms or spermicides) during intercourse to ensure effective contraception.
Do not use rhythm or temperature methods. These methods can be unreliable because Gedarel alters the monthly changes of body temperature and of cervical mucus.
Remember, COC pills like Gedarel will not protect you against sexually-transmitted diseases (such as AIDS). Only condoms can help to do this.
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