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I-Levonorgestrel elethwa ngendlela ye-intradermal iyihomoni yokwenziwa elingisa i-progesterone emzimbeni wakho. Le ndlela ihlanganisa ukubeka umuthi ngaphansi nje kwesikhumba sakho, lapho ukhululwa kancane kancane egazini lakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ungase uzibuze ngale ndlela ethile yokulethwa njengoba ingavamile kunephilisi noma imijovo. Indlela ye-intradermal ivumela ukukhululwa kwamahomoni okuzinzile, okulawulwayo ngenkathi kunciphisa imiphumela ethile engase ibe khona ongase uyithole ngezinhlobo ezinye zokuvimbela inzalo ngamahomoni.
I-Levonorgestrel iyinguqulo yokwenziwa ye-progesterone, i-hormone umzimba wakho oyikhiqiza ngokwemvelo. Ingaphansi kweqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-progestin, asebenza ngokulingisa imiphumela ye-progesterone yakho yemvelo.
Lo muthi usetshenziswe ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka ngezinhlobo ezahlukene zokuvimbela inzalo. Uma ilethwa ngendlela ye-intradermal, ama-pellet amancane noma ama-implants abekwa ngaphansi nje kobuso besikhumba sakho, ngokuvamile engalweni yakho engenhla.
Indlela ye-intradermal inikeza inzuzo eyingqayizivele ngoba idlula ngqo ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umuthi ungena ngqo egazini lakho, okungenzeka ukuthi kunciphisa ukuquleka kwesisu futhi unikeze amazinga e-hormone aqhubekayo usuku lonke.
I-Levonorgestrel ngendlela ye-intradermal isetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukulawula ukuzala isikhathi eside. Inikeza ukuvimbela inzalo okuphumelela kakhulu iminyaka eminingana ngomuthi owodwa.
Ngaphandle kokuvimbela ukukhulelwa, lo muthi ungasiza ukulawula umjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini futhi unciphise ukuphuma kwegazi okukhulu. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi izikhathi zabo ziba lula futhi zibikezeleka ngenkathi besebenzisa lolu hlobo lokuvimbela inzalo.
Udktela wakho angase futhi ancome i-levonorgestrel ye-intradermal uma uke waba nenkinga nezinye izindlela zokulawula inzalo. Lokhu kungabandakanya izinkinga ezinjengokukhohlwa ukuthatha amaphilisi nsuku zonke noma ukuzwa imiphumela emibi evela ekulawuleni inzalo okungena ngohlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla.
I-Levonorgestrel isebenza ngokuvimbela ukuvuthwa kwamaqanda, okusho ukuthi ama-ovari akho ngeke akhiphe amaqanda njalo ngenyanga. Lokhu kuthathwa njengokulawula inzalo okunamandla amancane okusebenza kahle kakhulu uma kusetshenziswa ngendlela efanele.
Umuthi futhi uqina amafinyila emgodini wakho wesibeletho, okwenza kube nzima ngesidoda ukufinyelela kunoma yiliphi iqanda elingase likhishwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ishintsha umugqa wesibeletho sakho, okwenza kungabi maningi amathuba okuthi iqanda elivundisiwe lingazifaki.
Uma ilethwa ngendlela ye-intradermal, le miphumela yenzeka kancane kancane njengoba umuthi ukhishwa kancane ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho. Lokhu kukhishwa okuqhubekayo kusiza ukugcina amazinga e-hormone aqhubekayo, okungasho ukuguquguquka kwemizwa embalwa nemiphumela emibi uma iqhathaniswa nezindlela ezibangela ukuguquguquka kwe-hormone.
I-Levonorgestrel ye-intradermal ayidingi ukuphathwa kwansuku zonke njengamaphilisi. Kunalokho, umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzofaka ama-pellets amancane noma ama-implants ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho ngesikhathi senqubo encane yehhovisi.
Ukufakwa ngokuvamile kuthatha imizuzu embalwa nje futhi kwenziwa kusetshenziswa i-anesthesia yendawo ukunciphisa ukungakhululeki. Udokotela wakho uzohlanza indawo, ayithulise ngomjovo omncane, bese efaka ama-implants ngaphansi nje kwendawo yesikhumba sakho.
Ngemuva kokufakwa, awudingi ukwenza lutho olukhethekile mayelana nokudla noma isikhathi. Ngokungafani nemithi yomlomo, asikho isidingo sokuthatha lokhu ngobisi noma ngamanzi, futhi ukudla ngaphambi kwesikhathi ngeke kuthinte ukuthi kusebenza kahle kangakanani.
Kufanele ugcine indawo yokufaka ihlanzekile futhi yomile izinsuku ezimbalwa zokuqala. Udokotela wakho uzokunika imiyalelo ethile yokunakekela ngemuva, evame ukuhlanganisa nokugwema ukuphakamisa izinto ezisindayo noma ukuzivocavoca kanzima isikhathi esifushane.
Izithako ze-intradermal levonorgestrel ngokuvamile zinikeza ukuvimbela ukukhulelwa okusebenzayo iminyaka engu-3 kuya kwengu-5, kuye ngohlobo oluthile olusetshenziswayo. Lokhu kwenza kube enye yezindlela zokulawula ukuzala ezihlala isikhathi eside ezitholakalayo.
Akudingeki ukhumbule ukuthatha noma yini nsuku zonke noma ushintshe noma yini njalo ngenyanga ngalesi sikhathi. Izithako zisebenza ngokuqhubekayo, zikhipha amanani amancane e-hormone ohlelweni lwakho nsuku zonke.
Uma ufuna ukukhulelwa noma ushintshela kwenye indlela yokuvimbela ukukhulelwa, udokotela wakho angasusa izithako nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Ukuzala kwakho ngokuvamile kubuyela kokujwayelekile ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngemuva kokususwa.
Abantu abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-intradermal levonorgestrel, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Ukuqonda okulindelekile kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlanganisa izinguquko emjikelezweni wakho wokuya esikhathini, njengokopha okungajwayelekile noma ukubona phakathi nezikhathi. Lezi zinguquko zivame ukuthuthuka ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa zokuqala njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela amazinga e-hormone aqhubekayo.
Nansi imiphumela emibi abantu abaningi abayitholayo, ikakhulukazi ezinyangeni zokuqala zokusetshenziswa:
Lezi zimo ezivamile ezibangelwa imithi zivame ukuncipha njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi noma yikuphi ukuphatheka kabi kokuqala kuthuthuka kakhulu phakathi nezinyanga ezi-3-6.
Nakuba ingavamile, eminye imiphumela emibi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kwenzeka ngamaphesenti amancane abasebenzisi kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela:
Le miphumela emibi ebucayi ayivamile, kodwa uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yayo, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo. Ukuphepha kwakho kuyinto eza kuqala, futhi lezi zimpawu akufanele zinganakwa.
I-Levonorgestrel ye-intradermal ayifanele wonke umuntu. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze anqume ukuthi le ndlela iphephile yini kuwe.
Akufanele usebenzise lo muthi uma ukhulelwe noma ucabanga ukuthi ungase ukhulelwe. Akunconywa futhi uma unezinkinga zokuphuma kwegazi okungachazeki okungahlolwanga ngumhlinzeki wezempilo.
Ezinye izimo zezokwelapha zenza i-levonorgestrel ye-intradermal ingaphephile. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngalokhu nawe, kodwa ezinye izimo ezibalulekile zihlanganisa isifo sesibindi esisebenzayo, izinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza, noma umlando wamagazi.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, noma ezinye izimo ezingapheli, ungase ukwazi ukusebenzisa le ndlela, kodwa uzodinga ukuqapha eduze. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokusiza ukuthi uhlole izinzuzo nezingozi ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho.
I-Levonorgestrel ye-Intradermal itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi e-brand, nakuba ukutholakala kungahluka ngokuya ngezwe. Amagama e-brand ajwayelekile afaka i-Norplant ne-Jadelle, okuyizinhlelo zokufakelwa eziklanyelwe ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoxoxa ngokuthi yiliphi igama le-brand noma ifomula elingcono kakhulu lezidingo zakho. Isithako esisebenzayo (i-levonorgestrel) sihlala sifana, kodwa amagama e-brand ahlukene angase abe nokuhluka okuncane endleleni afakwa ngayo noma ukuthi ahlala isikhathi esingakanani.
Kufanelekile ukuqaphela ukuthi ukumbozwa komshwalense kungahluka phakathi kwamagama e-brand ahlukene, ngakho-ke ukuxoxa ngezindleko nomhlinzeki wakho kanye nenkampani yomshwalense ngaphambi kwesikhathi kungakusiza ukuthi uhlele ngokwezimali.
Uma i-levonorgestrel ye-intradermal ingakulungele, ezinye izinketho zokuvimbela inzalo ezisebenza isikhathi eside ziyatholakala. Ngayinye inezinzuzo zayo kanye nokucatshangelwa kwayo.
I-IUD (intrauterine device) ye-hormonal enye inketho esebenza isikhathi eside ekhulula i-levonorgestrel ngokuqondile esibelethweni sakho. Le ndlela ingahlala iminyaka engu-3-7 kuye ngohlobo futhi ingase ibangele izikhathi ezilula noma izimisele ngokuphelele.
Ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-hormonal zifaka i-copper IUD, engahlala iminyaka engu-10, noma izindlela zokuvimbela ezifana nama-diaphragm. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinketho uma izindlela ze-hormonal zingafaneleki ngendlela yakho yokuphila noma izidingo zempilo.
Ukuqhathanisa i-levonorgestrel ye-intradermal namaphilisi okulawula ukuzala akulula ngoba zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile emzimbeni wakho. Indlela ye-intradermal inikeza inzuzo yokungadingi ukunakwa kwansuku zonke, okususa amathuba okukhohlwa imithamo.
Amaphilisi okulawula ukuzala akunika ukulawula okwengeziwe ngokuqondene nokuvimbela kwakho inzalo njengoba ungenza ukuyeka ukuwathatha nganoma yisiphi isikhathi. Nokho, adinga ukuqina kwansuku zonke futhi angabangela imiphumela eminingi engemihle yokugaya ukudla njengoba edlula esiswini sakho.
Indlela ye-intradermal ngokuvamile ibangela ukuguquguquka okuncane kwamahomoni, okungasho imizwa ezinzile kanye nemiphumela emincane emibi kwabanye abantu. Kodwa-ke, uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ngama-implants, kuthatha isikhathi eside ukuthi ilungiswe ngoba awukwazi ukuwayeka kalula njengoba ungenza ngamaphilisi.
Indlela yakho yokuphila, umlando wezempilo, kanye nezintandokazi zomuntu siqu kuzosiza ekunqumeni ukuthi iyiphi indlela ekusebenzela kangcono. Zombili zisebenza kahulu uma zisetshenziswa ngendlela efanele, ngakho ukukhetha okungcono kuncike ezidingweni zakho kanye nezimo zakho.
I-Levonorgestrel ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha ngabantu abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa idinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo. Umuthi ungase uthinte kancane amazinga akho kashukela egazini, ngakho udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuhlola ukulawulwa kwakho isifo sikashukela kaningi.
Uma unesifo sikashukela esilawulwa kahle ngaphandle kwezinkinga, i-levonorgestrel ye-intradermal ivame ukuthathwa njengephephile. Kodwa-ke, uma unezinkinga ezihlobene nesifo sikashukela ezithinta imithambo yakho yegazi, inhliziyo, noma izinso, udokotela wakho angase ancome ezinye izindlela zokuvimbela inzalo.
Ukuqapha njalo kuvumela ithimba lakho lezempilo ukuthi lilungise imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela uma kudingeka. Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela basebenzisa izindlela zokuvimbela inzalo ngempumelelo ngaphansi kokuqondisa okufanele kwezokwelapha.
Uma usola ukuthi i-implant yakho ilimele, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha. Izimpawu zokulimala zingabandakanya ubuhlungu obungajwayelekile endaweni yokufakwa, izinguquko ezibonakalayo endaweni ye-implant, noma ukubuyela okungazelelwe komjikelezo wakho ovamile wokuya esikhathini.
Ungazami ukuzihlola noma ukuyiphatha i-implant ngokwakho. Udokotela wakho anganquma ngokuhlola ukuthi i-implant isasebenza kahle yini.
Uma i-implant yonakele, ungase udinge ukulawulwa kokukhulelwa okuphuthumayo uma usanda kuba nomsebenzi wezocansi. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngezinketho zakho futhi angase ancome ukushintshwa ngokushesha noma enye indlela yokuvimbela ukukhulelwa.
Ungakwazi ukukhipha i-levonorgestrel implant yakho nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, ngisho nangaphambi kwesikhathi esihleliwe. Izizathu ezivamile zokukhipha ngaphambi kwesikhathi zihlanganisa imiphumela emibi ongayibekezeleli, ukufuna ukukhulelwa, noma ukukhetha nje enye indlela yokuvimbela ukukhulelwa.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uhlele i-aphoyintimenti yokukhipha. Le nqubo ivamise ukushesha futhi yenziwa ngaphansi kwe-anesthesia yendawo, efana nenqubo yokufaka.
Khumbula ukuthi inzalo yakho ivamise ukubuyela ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngemva kokukhipha, ngakho-ke uma ungafuni ukukhulelwa, uzodinga ukuqala ukusebenzisa enye indlela yokuvimbela ukukhulelwa ngokushesha.
Imiphumela emibi eminingi yokuqala evela kuma-levonorgestrel implants ithuthuka phakathi nezinyanga ezi-3-6 njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela. Ngemva kwalesi sikhathi sokuzivumela, abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi le ndlela ilula kakhulu futhi ayinazinkinga.
Kufanele uqhubeke nokuba nokuhlolwa okuvamile nodokotela wakho, ngokuvamile kanye ngonyaka. Lokhu kuhlolwa kuqinisekisa ukuthi i-implant isekhona futhi isebenza kahle, futhi kukunikeza ithuba lokuxoxa nganoma yiziphi izinkathazo.
I-implant izodinga ukushintshwa njalo eminyakeni engu-3-5 kuye ngohlobo, kodwa kuze kube yileso sikhathi, ngokuvamile ungezwa uqiniseka ukuthi uvikelekile ekukhulelweni ngaphandle komzamo wansuku zonke ngakho.
Yebo, ungase ukwazi ukuzwa i-implant ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho, futhi lokhu kuvamile ngokuphelele. I-implant yakhelwe ukuthi izwakale ukuze wena nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo niqinisekise ukuthi isekhona.
Ngemva nje kokufakwa, ungase uqaphele ukuba buhlungu noma ukuvuvukala endaweni, okufanele kulungiswe ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Uma seliphilile, i-implant ngokuvamile izizwa njengenduku encane, eqinile ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho.
Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko endleleni i-implant ezizwa ngayo, njengokuthi iba nzima kanjani ukuyithola noma izizwe ngendlela ehlukile kunangaphambili, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze ahlolwe.
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