Ovestin 1mg cream

Kraj: Wielka Brytania

Język: angielski

Źródło: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Składnik aktywny:

Estriol

Dostępny od:

Mawdsley-Brooks & Company Ltd

Kod ATC:

G03CA04

INN (International Nazwa):

Estriol

Dawkowanie:

1mg/1gram

Forma farmaceutyczna:

Vaginal cream

Droga podania:

Vaginal

Klasa:

No Controlled Drug Status

Typ recepty:

Valid as a prescribable product

Podsumowanie produktu:

BNF: 07020100

Ulotka dla pacjenta

OVESTIN
® 1MG VAGINAL CREAM
(estriol)
The name of your medicine is Ovestin 1mg vaginal cream but will be
referred
to as Ovestin throughout the leaflet.
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1) What Ovestin is and what it is used for
2) Before you use Ovestin
3) How to use Ovestin
4) Possible side effects
5) How to store Ovestin
6) Further information
1) WHAT OVESTIN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
The name of your medicine is Ovestin 1 mg cream. Ovestin contains a
medicine called estriol. It belongs to a group of medicines called
Hormone
Replacement Therapy (HRT).
WHAT IS OVESTIN USED FOR
Ovestin is used:
•
For vaginal problems caused by having too little ‘oestrogen’
•
Before or after vaginal surgery to help wound healing.
HOW OVESTIN WORKS
Estriol (the medicine in Ovestin) is one of the natural oestrogens.
•
Oestrogens are female sex hormones.
•
They are produced in the ovaries.
•
They cause sexual development in women and control the menstrual
cycle during the child-bearing years.
When women get older the ovaries gradually produce less oestrogen.
•
This happens at the menopause (usually around the age of 50).
•
If the ovaries are removed before the menopause, oestrogen production
stops very suddenly.
Shortage of oestrogens may cause the vaginal wall to become thin and
dry.
So sexual intercourse may become painful and you may get vaginal
infections. These problems can be relieved by using medicines like
Ovestin
which contain oestrogen. It may take several days or weeks before you
notice an improvement.
2) BEFORE YOU USE OVESTIN
As well as benefits, HRT has some risks that you need to consider when
you're deciding whether to start taking it, or whether to carry on
taking it. This
is especially important if you are more than 60 years old.
BEFORE YOU START TAKING HRT
Your doctor should ask about you and your family’s medical history.
Your
doctor may decide to examine your breasts or your stomach and may do
an
internal examination. They will only do this if it is necessary for
yo