Slinda: Estrogen-free Contraceptive

Slinda is an estrogen-free contraceptive with the active substance drospirenone. This active substance is a synthetic progestin with a similar pharmacological effect to natural progesterone.

This birth control pill does not contain a combination of estrogen and progestin. Therefore, women who do not tolerate COCs can use this contraceptive.

In this article, you will learn more about Slinda.

Introducing Slinda, an estrogen-free contraceptive

Slinda contraceptive is an oral tablet. They are white and come in a blister containing 24 active tablets and 4 green tablets that do not contain the active substance.

The two different colored tablets are arranged to help you adhere to the dosage and prevent contraception from failing. The 24 white tablets contain the correct dose of drospirenone.

How does Slinda work?

This method of contraception provides high efficacy in preventing pregnancy. The contraceptive effect of slinda is due to the fact that it affects ovulation by preventing it when changes in cervical mucus occur.

However, Slinda has one drawback. It can cause irregular bleeding during its use. However, this irregular bleeding may not occur in all women taking Slinda.

Because this new method of contraception does not contain estrogen, it causes less cardiovascular disease than the use of combined contraceptives.

Drospirenone has properties that mean that women who use contraceptives containing it experience less fluid retention. This active ingredient also has antiandrogenic properties, making it well suited for women with signs of acne, hirsutism or oily skin.

Precautions during pregnancy and lactation

If you are pregnant or think you may be pregnant, you should not use Slinda. If you have used Slinda before pregnancy, side effects cannot be ruled out. However, Slinda’s studies do not show an increased risk of birth defects.

You can use this oral contraceptive while breast-feeding, although small amounts of drospirenone may be excreted in breast milk.

How is Slinda contraceptive taken?

This birth control pill offers good cycle management 24 + 4 due to its daily schedule. This makes Slinda an ideal treatment for adherence to it.

It contains 24 active pills and 4 placebo. In addition, it has the advantage that you can predict when you will get your period. In addition, spotting between periods is minimal.

You should take one tablet every 24 hours, at the same time each day. The shape of the blister pack will help keep you on schedule. So if you follow the direction of the arrows and numbers, you can practically never go wrong. You can start taking the first tablet on the first day of your period and continue to take the pills in the correct order.

When you reach the four placebo medicines, you continue to take them and then start from a new pack. There are no rest days between the package and the next.

How do I start using Slinda?

If you have not used birth control pills before, take the first pill in the pack on the first day of your period. In this way, the contraceptive protects you from the first day of possible pregnancy. Therefore, you do not need to use other methods of contraception.

However, if you have previously used another method of contraception, such as another oral contraceptive, a vaginal ring or a transdermal patch, start taking Slinda the day after the last active tablet of the previous method of contraception or after removing the vaginal ring or transdermal patch.

However, you can also start taking Slinda the day after your previous contraceptive-free week, vaginal ring, patch or placebo. If you decide to do this, you will need to use an additional method of contraception for at least the first week of starting Slinda.

Summary

This contraceptive contains only drospirenone, so it is estrogen-free. It provides an effective and safe method of contraception and reduces the side effects associated with the presence of estrogen.