The stimulant of ovulation is the drug "Puregon". Instructions for use

The drug "Puregon" instruction characterizes as a means of stimulating the maturation of the follicle. Being a recombinant human follicle-stimulating hormone, it stimulates ovulation and promotes the onset of pregnancy. Foliotropin beta is the active substance of the drug.

A preparation is prepared in the form of a lyophilizate, which is used to prepare a solution for intramuscular and subcutaneous injections.

Puregon is supplied to the pharmacy network as a ready-made solution for injection (900 IU / 1.08 milliliters) and represents a kind of injection cartridge, which is supplemented with a set of needles consisting of nine pieces.

Use the drug "Puregon" can only be prescribed by a doctor, so its purchase in pharmacies is possible only on prescription.

The doctor can calculate the following indications for the prescription:

• Female infertility, which is due to hypothalamic-pituitary disorders;
• Polycystic ovary syndrome ;
• Absence of ovulation ;
• Stimulation of superovulation (using IVF technology).

Before a woman is stimulated with puregon, a thorough examination of her body for endocrine system diseases (thyroid, adrenal glands or pituitary gland) should be carried out.

Also, stimulation of ovulation with such drugs can significantly increase the risk of multiple birth. With this form of pregnancy, the risk of complications increases, both during pregnancy and in the perinatal period. In order to prevent the development of multiple follicles, a corresponding correction of the dose of follicle-stimulating hormones is required.

Therefore, before starting such a procedure as stimulating ovulation by the patient's puregon, it is necessary to warn that a multiple pregnancy may result from it .

Nevertheless, the stimulation of ovulation helps many women to have a coveted child. However, not every patient who needs stimulation, shows the use of such drugs as "Puregon", the instruction for its use contains detailed information on contraindications.

The use of the drug is contraindicated if the woman has the following ailments and disorders:

• Various types of tumors (ovaries, mammary glands, uterus, pituitary and hypothalamus);
• Bleeding, both vaginal and uterine;
• Ovarian insufficiency primary;
• Cyst or ovarian enlargement ;
• Wrong anatomy of the genitals, which causes incompatibility with pregnancy;
• Uterine myoma;
• Pathology of the endocrine system (thyroid gland, adrenal glands, pituitary gland);
• A disruption in the functioning of the liver and kidneys;
• Period of pregnancy;
• Period of breastfeeding;
• Intolerance to any component of the drug.

In addition to information on contraindications to the use of the drug "Puregon", the instruction contains information about the side effects that this drug is able to provide.

As side effects, such phenomena as abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, ovarian cyst, thromboembolism, hypotension are all signs of the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, it is also possible the onset of a multiple pregnancy or ectopic pregnancy. There are often cases of fever, pain in the mammary glands, skin rash, urticaria.

But the most important information that is provided about the Puregon preparation is the instructions for use, but its dosage regimen is still. However, in view of the fact that the drug is not recommended for independent use, we will not consider this information in this article.

Keep the medication in a place that is inaccessible to children and protected from direct sunlight for not more than three years. The temperature in the room should not exceed eight degrees, but it is not recommended to freeze the drug.