Product Use
Lovima is a progestogen-only pill, which contains the progestogen desogestrel. Like other progestogen-only pills, Lovima is best suited for use during breast feeding and for women who may not or do not want to use oestrogens. In contrast to traditional progestogen-only pills, the contraceptive effect of Lovima is achieved primarily by inhibition of ovulation.
Instructions
Tablets must be taken every day at about the same time so that the interval between two tablets always is 24 hours. The first tablet should be taken on the first day of menstrual bleeding. Thereafter one tablet each day is to be taken continuously, without taking any notice of possible bleeding. A new blister is started directly the day after the previous one.
Tablet taking has to start on day 1 of the woman’s natural cycle (day 1 is the first day of her menstrual bleeding). Starting on days 2-5 is allowed, but during the first cycle a barrier method is recommended for the first 7 days of tablet-taking.
Cautions
Before any supply of Lovima from a pharmacy (initial or repeat supply) pregnancy in the woman concerned should be excluded. Pregnancy can be ruled out with reasonable certainty if the woman has no symptoms or signs of pregnancy and if she meets one or more of the following conditions:
• Has not had sexual intercourse since the last normal (natural) menstrual period, since childbirth, abortion, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or uterine evacuation for gestational trophoblastic disease.
• Has used a reliable alternative method of contraception correctly and consistently.
• Is within the first 5 days of the onset of a normal menstrual period.
• Is less than 21 days postpartum (non-breastfeeding women)
• Is fully breastfeeding, amenorrhoeic AND less than 6 months postpartum.
• Is within the first 5 days after abortion, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy or uterine evacuation for gestational trophoblastic disease.
Ingredients
Each tablet contains 75 microgram desogestrel.
