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I-Ospemifene iyikhambi elinikezwa ngudokotela elisiza abesifazane ukulawula ukuhlangana okubuhlungu okubangelwa izinguquko zesitho sangasese ngemva kokuya esikhathini. Isebenza ngokwenza sengathi i-estrogen ezingxenyeni ezithile zomzimba wakho, ikakhulukazi ezicutshini zesitho sangasese, ukuze ibuyisele umswakama nokunwebeka okwehla ngokwemvelo lapho amazinga e-hormone ehlile.
Lo muthi ungowesigaba esibizwa ngokuthi ama-selective estrogen receptor modulators, noma ama-SERM kafushane. Cabanga ngayo njengomsizi oqondiwe oletha izinzuzo ezinjenge-estrogen lapho uzidinga kakhulu, ngaphandle kokuthinta wonke umzimba wakho ngendlela yokwelashwa kwe-hormone okujwayelekile.
I-Ospemifene iphatha i-dyspareunia, okuyigama lezokwelapha lokuhlangana ngokocansi okubuhlungu. Lesi simo sivame ukuthuthuka ngemva kokuya esikhathini lapho umzimba wakho ukhiqiza i-estrogen encane, okuholela ekomeni kwesitho sangasese, ukuncipha kwezicubu, nokuncipha kokuguquguquka.
Abesifazane abaningi bahlangabezana nalezi zinguquko njengengxenye yalokho odokotela abakubiza ngokuthi i-vulvovaginal atrophy noma i-genitourinary syndrome of menopause. Izicubu zesitho sakho sangasese zingase zibe zincane, zingabi nokuqina, futhi zithambekele ekucasukeni noma ekudabukeni ngesikhathi sokusondelana.
Ngenkathi i-ospemifene iqondise ngqo ukuhlangana okubuhlungu, ingase futhi isize ngezinye izimpawu zesitho sangasese njengokoma, ukusha, noma ukucasuka. Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho uzonquma ukuthi lo muthi uyisinqumo esifanele yini ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho ezithile kanye nomlando wezokwelapha.
I-Ospemifene isebenza ngokulingisa imiphumela ye-estrogen ngokuqondile ezicutshini zakho zesitho sangasese. Ibopha kuma-estrogen receptors kulezi zindawo futhi isiza ukubuyisela ukushuba kwemvelo, umswakama, nokunwebeka okwehla ngemva kokuya esikhathini.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengenketho enamandla aphakathi nendawo yokwelapha izimpawu zesitho sangasese. Inamandla kunama-moisturizers angathengiswa ngaphandle kwemvume kodwa ngokuvamile ithambile kune-systemic hormone replacement therapy ethinta wonke umzimba wakho.
Umuthi uthatha isikhathi ukwakheka emzimbeni wakho futhi ubonise imiphumela. Abesifazane abaningi baqala ukuqaphela ukuthuthuka ekunethezekeni nasempilweni yesitho sangasese sowesifazane phakathi kwamasonto angu-4 kuya kwangu-12 okusetshenziswa nsuku zonke.
Thatha i-ospemifene ngendlela udokotela wakho ayikuyala ngayo, ngokuvamile ithebhulethi eyodwa engu-60mg kanye ngosuku ngokudla. Ukuyithatha ngokudla kusiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce umuthi ngempumelelo futhi kunciphisa ithuba lokuthi isisu singakhululeki.
Ungayithatha i-ospemifene nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sosuku, kodwa zama ukuyithatha ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho. Abesifazane abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ukuxhumanisa ukuthatha imithi yabo nokudla okuvamile, njengesidlo sasekuseni noma isidlo sakusihlwa.
Gwinya ithebhulethi yonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungayichobozi, ungayihlukanisi, noma ungayihlafuni ithebhulethi, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi omuncwa ngayo futhi kungase kwandise imiphumela emibi.
Uma futhi usebenzisa izinto ezimanisa isitho sangasese sowesifazane noma ama-lubricants, ungaqhubeka nokuzisebenzisa ngenkathi uthatha i-ospemifene. Le mikhiqizo inganikeza induduzo eyengeziwe ngenkathi umuthi wakheka emzimbeni wakho.
Abesifazane abaningi badinga ukuthatha i-ospemifene okungenani amasonto angu-12 ukuze bathole izinzuzo eziphelele. Udokotela wakho cishe uzoncoma ukuqala ngesilingo sezinyanga ezi-3 ukuze ahlulele ukuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani ezimpawini zakho.
Uma i-ospemifene isiza ukuthuthukisa induduzo yakho nekhwalithi yempilo, ungaqhubeka nokuyithatha isikhathi eside. Abesifazane abaningi bathatha lo muthi izinyanga noma iminyaka, kuye ngezidingo zabo ngazinye nokuphendula ekwelashweni.
Udokotela wakho uzohlela ukuhlolwa okuvamile ukuze aqaphele ukuthi uphendula kanjani emuthini futhi abheke noma yimiphi imiphumela emibi. Bangase futhi benze ukuhlolwa kwe-pelvic ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze bahlole ukuthuthuka empilweni yakho yesitho sangasese sowesifazane.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha i-ospemifene ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Nakuba ngokuvamile kuphephile ukuyeka, izimpawu zakho zingase zibuye kancane kancane uma uyeka umuthi.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-ospemifene ingabangela imiphumela engemihle, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokwengeziwe ngomuthi wakho futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nodokotela wakho.
Imiphumela engemihle evame kakhulu ivamise ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa.
Le miphumela engemihle ithinta abesifazane abangaphezu koyedwa kwabayi-100 abathatha i-ospemifene futhi ngokuvamile akudingeki ukuthi bayeke ukuthatha umuthi:
Lezi zimpawu zivame ukuzinza phakathi kwamasonto angu-4 kuya kwangu-6 njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Uma ziqhubeka noma ziba yinkinga, udokotela wakho angase ancome izindlela zokuzilawula.
Abanye besifazane bangase bathole le miphumela engemihle, eyenzeka kubantu abangaphansi koyedwa kwabayi-100 abathatha i-ospemifene:
Uma uqaphela noma yimiphi yale miphumela, yisho kudokotela wakho ngesikhathi sokuqokwa kwakho okulandelayo. Bangasiza ekutholeni ukuthi ukulungiswa ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa kungaba usizo yini.
Nakuba kungavamile, eminye imiphumela engemihle engathi sína idinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Lokhu kuthinta abesifazane abangaphansi koyedwa kwabayi-1,000 kodwa kubalulekile ukuqaphela:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezimo eziphuthumayo. Nakuba lezi zinkinga zingavamile, ukwelashwa ngokushesha kubalulekile uma zenzeka.
I-Ospemifene ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuyinikeza. Ezinye izimo noma izici eziyingozi zingenza lo muthi ungaphephile kuwe.
Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingavumelekile kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okuphephe kunakho konke nokufanelekayo ngezimpawu zakho.
Akufanele neze uthathe i-ospemifene uma unanoma yiziphi zalezi zimo:
Lezi zimo zenza izingozi ezinkulu zempilo uma zihlanganiswe ne-ospemifene, ngakho ukwelashwa okuhlukile kungaba izinketho eziphephe kakhulu zokuphatha izimpawu zakho.
Udokotela wakho uzolinganisela izinzuzo nezingozi ezingaba khona uma unanoma yiziphi zalezi zimo:
Ukuba nenye yalezi zimo akukukhiphi ngokuzenzakalelayo ekuthathweni kwe-ospemifene, kodwa udokotela wakho uzokugada eduze futhi angase aphakamise izinyathelo zokuqapha ezengeziwe.
I-Ospemifene itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Osphena e-United States. Lolu okwamanje wukuphela komkhiqizo we-ospemifene ovunyelwe yi-FDA otholakalayo wokwelapha ukuhlangana okubuhlungu okuhlobene nokuya esikhathini.
Ngokungafani neminye imithi enamagama amaningi omkhiqizo noma izinguqulo ezivamile, i-ospemifene isavikelwe ngamalungelo obunikazi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi cishe uzothola umkhiqizo ofanayo we-Osphena kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi ikhemisi oyivakashelayo.
Ukumbozwa kwakho komshuwalense kungahluka ngemithi yegama lomkhiqizo, ngakho-ke kufanelekile ukuhlola nomhlinzeki wakho womshuwalense mayelana nezinketho zokumboza kanye nanoma yiziphi izidingo zokugunyazwa zangaphambilini ezingase zibe nazo.
Uma i-ospemifene ingakulungele noma inganikezi ukukhululeka okwanele, ezinye izinketho zokwelapha zingasiza ekuphatheni ukuhlangana okubuhlungu nezimpawu zesitho sangasese sowesifazane ngemva kokuya esikhathini.
Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zakho ezithile, umlando wezokwelapha, nezintandokazi zakho.
I-estrogen yesitho sangasese sowesifazane esilinganiselwe siza ngama-creams, amaphilisi, noma izindandatho ozifaka ngokuqondile esithweni sakho sangasese. Lokhu kwelashwa kunikeza i-estrogen ngqo lapho uyidinga khona, ngokumuncwa okuncane egazini lakho.
I-estrogeni yomlomo wesitho sowesifazane ivame ukunikeza ukukhululeka okusheshayo kwezimpawu kunezithako zomlomo ezinjenge-ospemifene, ngezinye izikhathi zibonisa ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamasonto angu-2 kuya kwangu-4 ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Ukwelashwa okuningana okungahambisani nama-hormone kungasiza ekuphatheni ukoma kwesitho sowesifazane nokungakhululeki:
Lezi zindlela zisebenza kahle kwabesifazane abakhetha ukugwema ukwelashwa ngama-hormone noma abanezimo zezokwelapha ezenza ukwelashwa ngama-hormone kungafaneleki.
Kwabesifazane abanezimpawu eziningi zokuya esikhathini ezingaphezu kwezinkinga zesitho sowesifazane, ukwelashwa ngama-hormone okuhlelekile kungase kube okuphelele. Lokhu kuhlanganisa amaphilisi e-estrogen, iziqeshana, noma ama-gel athinta umzimba wakho wonke.
Ngenkathi isebenza kahle ngama-hot flashes nezinye izimpawu ezihlelekile, le ndlela ithwala izingozi ezihlukene nezinzuzo uma iqhathaniswa nokwelashwa okuhloswe ngakho njenge-ospemifene.
Kokubili i-ospemifene ne-estrogeni yomlomo wesitho sowesifazane kungelapha ngempumelelo ucansi olubuhlungu, kodwa zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zingase zifanele abesifazane abahlukene ngokuya ngezidingo zabo kanye nezintandokazi zabo.
I-estrogeni yomlomo wesitho sowesifazane ngokuvamile inikeza ukukhululeka okusheshayo kwezimpawu, ngokuvamile ibonisa ukuthuthuka phakathi kwamasonto angu-2 kuya kwangu-4 uma iqhathaniswa namasonto angu-4 kuya kwangu-12 e-ospemifene. Kodwa-ke, i-ospemifene inikeza lula lomuthi womlomo kanye ngosuku kunokufakwa kwesitho sowesifazane.
Abanye besifazane bakhetha i-ospemifene ngoba ayidingi ukusetshenziswa kwesitho sowesifazane, okungase kuzizwe kungcolile noma kungalungile. Abanye bathola i-estrogeni yomlomo wesitho sowesifazane ikhanga kakhulu ngoba iletha ukwelashwa ngqo endaweni ethintekile ngokuqeda ukumuncwa okuncane.
Udktela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi zinto kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nezintandokazi zakho siqu ukuze unqume ukuthi iyiphi inketho engasebenza kangcono kuwe.
Abesifazane abanezifo zenhliziyo badinga ukuhlolwa ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuthatha i-ospemifene. Ngenkathi ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile kune-systemic hormone therapy, i-ospemifene ingakwazi nokwandisa kancane ingozi yama-blood clots kanye nesitroko.
Udktela wakho uzohlola izici zakho eziyingozi zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi, okuhlanganisa uhlobo lwesifo senhliziyo onaso, imithi oyithathayo njengamanje, kanye nesimo sakho sempilo esiphelele. Bangase batusa ezinye izindlela zokwelapha njenge-vaginal estrogen noma izinketho ezingezona ama-hormone uma izingozi zakho zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi ziphezulu kakhulu.
Uma uthatha i-ospemifene ngesifo senhliziyo, udktela wakho cishe uzokuqapha eduze futhi angase atuse ezinye izinyathelo zokuvikela inhliziyo njengokuzivivinya njalo, ukulawula umfutho wegazi, kanye nokuphatha i-cholesterol.
Uma ngengozi uthatha umthamo owengeziwe we-ospemifene, ungesabi. Ukuthatha umthamo ophindwe kabili ngezikhathi ezithile akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukulimala okukhulu, kodwa ungase uzwe imiphumela emibi eyengeziwe efana nesicanucanu, ama-hot flashes, noma ukukhipha esithweni sangasese.
Xhumana nodktela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso, ikakhulukazi uma uzizwa ungaphilile noma uqaphela izimpawu ezingavamile. Bangakunika iseluleko sokuthi ngabe udinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha nokuthi ungayilungisa kanjani isimiso sakho sokulinganisa.
Ungazami ukuthi "ulungise" umthamo owengeziwe ngokususa umthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Vele ubuyele esimisweni sakho sokulinganisa esivamile ngosuku olulandelayo bese uqhubeka njengoba kunqunywe.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-ospemifene, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, uma nje kungaphakathi kwamahora angu-12 esikhathi sakho esivamile. Uma sekudlule amahora angu-12, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uthatha umthamo wakho olandelayo ngesikhathi esivamile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Ukuphuthelwa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kube nomthelela omkhulu ekwelashweni kwakho, kodwa zama ukugcina ukuqina ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Cabangela ukusetha isikhumbuzi sansuku zonke ocingweni lwakho noma ukuxhumanisa imithi yakho nomsebenzi ojwayelekile wansuku zonke njengasekuseni noma isidlo sakusihlwa ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule ukuyithatha njalo.
Ungayeka ukuthatha i-ospemifene nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, kodwa kungcono ukuxoxa ngalesi sinqumo nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, i-ospemifene ayidingi ukuncishiswa kancane kancane, ngakho-ke ungaqeda ukuyithatha ngokushesha uma kudingeka.
Khumbula ukuthi izimpawu zakho zesitho sangasese sowesifazane zizobuya kancane kancane ngemva kokuyeka imithi, ngokuvamile phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa. Ukuthuthuka okuye kwenzeka kugcinwa kuphela uma uqhubeka nokuthatha i-ospemifene.
Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole amasu okwelapha isikhathi eside futhi axoxe ngokuthi ukuthatha amakhefu emithini noma ukushintshela ekwelashweni okuhlukile kungase kufanele isimo sakho.
I-Ospemifene ingasebenzisana neminye imithi ethile, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho ngayo yonke imithi kadokotela, imithi etholakala ngaphandle kwekhawunta, kanye nezithasiselo ozithathayo.
Imithi ingathinteka yimithi ethinta ama-enzyme esibindi, ikakhulukazi lawo asheshisa ukuthi umzimba wakho uyiqeda ngokushesha kangakanani imithi. Lokhu kuhlanganisa eminye imithi yokuhlaselwa yisithuthwane, ama-antibiotics athile, kanye nezinye izithasiselo zamakhambi njenge-St. John's wort.
Udkt wakho uzoqala ukubuyekeza uhlu lwakho lwemithi futhi kungase kudingeke ukuthi alungise imithamo noma isikhathi uma usebenzisa imithi engase ihlangane ne-ospemifene. Bazokuqapha eduze uma uba nemiphumela emibi uma usebenzisa imithi eminingi.
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