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I-Leuprolide kanye ne-norethindrone kuyinhlanganisela yemithi esiza ukuphatha i-endometriosis kanye ne-uterine fibroids. Lokhu kwelashwa kuhlanganisa umjovo ovimbela ama-hormone (i-leuprolide) ne-pill ye-hormone (i-norethindrone) ukunciphisa izimpawu ezibuhlungu ngenkathi ivikela amathambo akho futhi iphatha imiphumela emibi.
Cabanga ngale nhlanganisela njengendlela yokusebenzisana yokwelashwa ngama-hormone. Umjovo we-leuprolide ngokuphazima kweso ubeka ama-ovari akho ukuthi alale, kuyilapho iphilisi le-norethindrone linikeza ukusekelwa okwanele kwama-hormone ukuze likugcine ukhululekile futhi livikele impilo yakho yesikhathi eside.
I-Leuprolide kanye ne-norethindrone kuhlanganisa imithi emibili ehlukene esebenza ndawonye ukwelapha izimo ezihlobene nama-hormone. I-Leuprolide iyi-hormone yokwenziwa evimbela umzimba wakho ekukhiqizeni i-estrogen ne-progesterone, kuyilapho i-norethindrone iyindlela yokwenziwa ye-progesterone enikeza ukushintshwa kwama-hormone.
I-leuprolide iza njengomjovo wanyanga zonke noma njalo emva kwezinyanga ezintathu onikezwa ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. I-norethindrone iyiphilisi lansuku zonke olithatha ekhaya. Le nhlanganisela ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi “i-add-back therapy” ngoba i-norethindrone ingeza amanye ama-hormone ukuthi i-leuprolide ivimba.
Udokotela wakho ubhala le mithi ndawonye ngoba ukusebenzisa i-leuprolide yodwa kungabangela izimpawu ezingakhululeki zokuya esikhathini kanye nokulahlekelwa amathambo. I-norethindrone isiza ukuvimbela lezi zinkinga ngenkathi isavumela i-leuprolide ukuthi yenze umsebenzi wayo omkhulu wokunciphisa izicubu ze-endometrial noma ama-fibroids.
Le nhlanganisela yemithi ikakhulukazi iphatha i-endometriosis kanye ne-uterine fibroids ebangela ubuhlungu obukhulu noma ukuphuma kwegazi okuningi. Udokotela wakho angase ancome lokhu kwelashwa uma ezinye izinketho zingazange zinikeze ukukhululeka okwanele noma uma udinga isikhathi sokuhlela ukuhlinzwa.
Nge-endometriosis, lo muthi usiza ukunciphisa izicubu ze-endometrial ezikhula ngaphandle kwesibeletho sakho futhi zibangele ubuhlungu. Izicubu zidinga i-estrogen ukuze zikhule, ngakho ukuvimba ukukhiqizwa kwe-estrogen kusiza ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nobuhlungu. Abesifazane abaningi bathola ukuthi ubuhlungu babo besinqe, izikhathi ezinobuhlungu, nobuhlungu ngesikhathi socansi buyathuthuka kakhulu.
Nge-uterine fibroids, le nhlanganisela isebenza ngokunciphisa lokhu kukhula okungelona umdlavuza esibelethweni sakho. Njengoba ama-fibroids nawo ancike ku-estrogen ukuze akhule, ukunciphisa amazinga e-estrogen kungawenza abe mancane futhi kunciphise ukuphuma kwegazi okukhulu kwesikhathi. Lokhu kungakusiza ukuthi ugweme noma uhlehlise ukuhlinzwa kwezinye izimo.
Ngezinye izikhathi odokotela basebenzisa lokhu kwelashwa njenge-bridge therapy ngaphambi kokuhlinzwa. Kungenza izinqubo zokuhlinzwa zibe lula ngokunciphisa usayizi wama-fibroids noma izicubu ze-endometrial. Le ndlela ingakusiza ukuthi ube nokuhlinzwa okungahlaseli kakhulu noma ululame ngokushesha.
I-Leuprolide isebenza ngokukhohlisa i-pituitary gland yakho ukuthi iyeke ukukhiqizwa kwamahomoni. Empeleni umuthi onamandla kakhulu oqala ukukhuthaza ukukhululwa kwamahomoni, kodwa-ke ubangela ukuthi umzimba wakho uvale ukukhiqizwa kwawo kwamahomoni emvelo kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa.
Cabanga nge-leuprolide njengokudala ukuya esikhathini okwesikhashana, okubuyisekayo. Ama-ovari akho ngokuyisisekelo aya ebuthongweni futhi ayeke ukukhiqiza i-estrogen ne-progesterone. Lokhu kwehliswa okukhulu kwamahomoni kubangela ukuthi izicubu ze-endometrial nama-fibroids anciphe ngoba angeke akwazi ukuphila ngaphandle kwe-estrogen.
I-Norethindrone ingena ukuze inikeze ukushintshwa kwamahomoni okulawulwayo. Yi-progestin yokwenziwa elingisa okunye kwe-progesterone yemvelo yomzimba wakho. Inani libalwa ngokucophelela ukuvimbela izimpawu ezinzima zokuya esikhathini kanye nokulahlekelwa kwamathambo ngenkathi lingaphazamisi ukusebenza kwe-leuprolide.
Le ndlela elinganiselayo ikunikeza izinzuzo zokucindezelwa kwamahomoni ngaphandle kobunzima obugcwele bokuyeka ukuya esikhathini ngokushesha. Izimpawu zakho ziyathuthuka, kodwa ugcina izinga elingcono lempilo nempilo yamathambo uma uqhathanisa nokusebenzisa i-leuprolide yodwa.
Uzothola i-leuprolide njengomjovo ehhovisi likadokotela wakho, kungaba njalo ngenyanga noma njalo emva kwezinyanga ezintathu kuye ngendlela yokulungiswa. I-norethindrone iza njengepilisi yansuku zonke oyithatha ekhaya, ngokuvamile iqala ngamasonto amabili ngemuva komjovo wakho wokuqala we-leuprolide.
Thatha iphilisi lakho le-norethindrone ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke, okungcono ngokudla ukunciphisa ukuphazamiseka kwesisu. Ungayithatha ngamanzi, ubisi, noma ijusi. Ukuyithatha ngokudla noma ukudla okulula kungasiza umzimba wakho ukuba umunce imithi kangcono futhi kunciphise isicanucanu.
Ungakhathazeki uma udinga ukudla ngaphambi kokuthatha iphilisi. Ngokungafani neminye imithi, i-norethindrone ayidingi isisu esingenalutho. Eqinisweni, ukuyithatha ngokudla kuvame ukuba lula. Zama ukusungula isimiso esisebenzayo ngeshejuli yakho yansuku zonke.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlela imijovo yakho ye-leuprolide futhi aqaphe ukusabela kwakho ekwelashweni. Lawa ma-aphoyintimenti abalulekile ngoba avumela udokotela wakho ukuthi alungise uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa futhi aqaphele noma yimaphi imiphumela emibi edinga ukunakwa.
Odokotela abaningi batusa le nhlanganisela izinyanga eziyisithupha kuya onyakeni owodwa ubuningi. Umkhawulo wesikhathi ukhona ngoba izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde zingandisa izingozi zokulahlekelwa ukuminyana kwamathambo neminye imiphumela emibi, ngisho nangokuvikelwa kwe-norethindrone.
Udokotela wakho cishe uzoqala ngohlelo lokwelashwa lwezinyanga eziyisithupha bese ehlola ukuthi uqhubeka kanjani kahle. Uma uthola ukukhululeka okuhle kwezimpawu futhi ukubekezelela kahle imithi, bangase banwebe ukwelashwa kufika onyakeni owodwa. Kodwa-ke, bazoqapha ukuminyana kwamathambo akho nempilo yonke ngokucophelela.
Abanye besifazane badinga izifundo eziphindaphindiwe zokwelashwa, kodwa ngokuvamile kuba khona ikhefu lezinyanga eziningana phakathi kwezifundo. Lokhu kunika umzimba wakho isikhathi sokululama futhi kusiza ekuvikeleni izinkinga zesikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngesikhathi esingcono kakhulu sesimo sakho esithile.
Umgomo uwukunikeza isikhathi esanele sokwelashwa ukuze uthole inzuzo enkulu ngenkathi unciphisa izingozi. Abesifazane abaningi bathola ukuthi ngisho nesifundo sezinyanga eziyisithupha sinikeza izinyanga noma iminyaka yokuthuthukiswa kwezimpawu ngemuva kokuyeka umuthi.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ihlobene nezinguquko zamahomoni lo muthi azibangelayo. Ungase uhlangabezane nezimpawu ezinjengokuyeka ukuya esikhathini, nakuba i-norethindrone isiza ukunciphisa ubunzima bazo uma kuqhathaniswa ne-leuprolide yodwa.
Ukushisa okukhulu cishe kuwumphumela oceleni ovame kakhulu, othinta cishe ama-80% abesifazane abathatha le nhlanganisela. Lokhu kuvame ukuzwakala njengamagagasi asheshayo okushisa nokujuluka okuthatha imizuzu embalwa. Zivame ukubonakala kakhulu ezinyangeni zokuqala zokwelashwa futhi zingancipha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abesifazane abaningi nabo bahlangabezana nezinguquko zemizwa, okuhlanganisa ukucasuka, ukukhathazeka, noma ukucindezeleka. Izinkinga zokulala nazo zivamile, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zivela ekushiseni okukhulu okukuvusayo noma ezinguqulweni zamahomoni ezithinta amaphethini akho okulala. Lezi zimpawu zivame ukulawuleka kodwa zingathinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Nawa ama-side effects avame kakhulu ongase uwahlangabezane nawo:
Le miphumela emibi ngokuvamile yesikhashana futhi iyathuthuka uma uyeka umuthi. Abesifazane abaningi bathola ukuthi ukukhululeka kwezimpawu esimweni sabo esiyisisekelo kudlula lezi zinkinga zesikhashana.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi ingabandakanya ukulahlekelwa ukuminyana kwamathambo, ngisho nangokuvikelwa kwe-norethindrone. Udokotela wakho cishe uzogada impilo yamathambo akho ngokuskena okukhethekile uma uthatha lo muthi isikhathi eside. Ushintsho olukhulu lwemizwa noma izimpawu zokucindezeleka kufanele zibikwe kudokotela wakho ngokushesha.
Ezinye izinto ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zokuthola imiphumela emibi zihlanganisa amahlule egazi, unhlangothi, noma izinkinga zenhliziyo. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu uma unezici eziyingozi njengokubhema, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, noma umlando womndeni wamahlelo egazi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ingozi yakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Izimo eziningi zempilo zenza le nhlanganisela ingaphephile noma ingafanele. Udokotela wakho uzobuyekeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokunquma lo muthi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi uphephile kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma ukhulelwe noma uzama ukukhulelwa. Ushintsho lwama-hormone lungalimaza ingane esakhula, futhi ukwelashwa ngokwako kuvimbela ukuvuthwa kwamaqanda. Uzodinga ukusebenzisa ukulawulwa kokuzalwa okuthembekile okungekona okwama-hormone ngesikhathi sokwelashwa.
Abesifazane abanezifo zesibindi ezisebenzayo noma izinkinga ezinkulu zesibindi abakwazi ukuthatha le nhlanganisela ngokuphepha. I-norethindrone icutshungulwa esibindini sakho, futhi isifo sesibindi singenza kube yingozi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwesibindi sakho ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Ezinye izimo zempilo zenza lokhu kwelashwa kube yingozi kakhulu futhi zidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela:
Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi zesimo sakho esithile. Ngezinye izikhathi ukwelashwa kusafaneleka ngokugadwa ngokucophelela, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ukwelashwa okuhlukile kuphephe kakhulu.
Ubudala nabo bungaba yinto okufanele icatshangelwe, njengoba abesifazane abaneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-35 ababhemayo noma abanezici ezinye eziyingozi bangase babhekane nezingozi eziphakeme zemiphumela emibi engathi sína. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela zonke lezi zinto lapho enquma ukuthi le mithi ilungele yini wena.
Inhlanganisela yegama lomkhiqizo evame kakhulu yi-Lupron Depot nge-Aygestin noma i-norethindrone ejwayelekile. I-Lupron Depot igama lomkhiqizo wemijovo ye-leuprolide, kanti i-Aygestin igama lomkhiqizo wamaphilisi e-norethindrone.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le mithi ngokuhlukana noma njengengxenye yohlelo lokwelapha oluhleliwe. Ezinye izinkampani zemithi zinikeza amaphakheji ahlanganisiwe afaka womabili lawo machiza aneziyalezo ezithile zokulinganisa zokwelapha okwengeziwe.
Izinhlobo ezijwayelekile zazo zombili le mithi ziyatholakala futhi zisebenza kahle njengamagama omkhiqizo. Umshwalense wakho ungase ukhethe izinketho ezijwayelekile, ezingenza ukwelashwa kube ngcono. Into ebalulekile ukuthola imithamo efanele yomibili le mithi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umkhiqizo uthini.
Ezinye izinketho eziningi zokwelapha zikhona ze-endometriosis kanye ne-uterine fibroids, kuye ngezimpawu zakho ezithile kanye nesimo sempilo. Udokotela wakho angase azame eminye imithi kuqala noma ancome ezinye izindlela uma le nhlanganisela ingakulungele.
Izindlela zokulawula inzalo ngamahomoni njengamaphilisi, iziqeshana, noma ama-IUD angasiza ekuphatheni izimpawu kwabesifazane abaningi. I-levonorgestrel IUD (Mirena) isebenza ngempumelelo ikakhulukazi ekopheni okunzima kwegazi elibangelwa ama-fibroids. Lezi zinketho azinciphisi ama-fibroids kodwa zinganciphisa kakhulu izimpawu.
Ezinye izinhlobo ze-GnRH agonists njenge-goserelin (Zoladex) noma i-nafarelin (Synarel) zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-leuprolide. Lezi zingaba izinketho uma ungenakukwazi ukubekezelela imijovo ye-leuprolide noma udinga uhlelo oluhlukile lokulinganisa. Zonke zisebenza ngokucindezela ukukhiqizwa kwamahomoni.
Imithi emisha efana ne-elagolix (Orilissa) ye-endometriosis noma i-relugolix (Myfembree) ye-fibroids inikeza izindlela ezihlukene zokuphatha amahomoni. Le mithi yomlomo ingase ibangele imiphumela emincane kunemithi esekelwe emijovweni kwabanye besifazane.
Ukwelashwa okungekona okwemithi kufaka phakathi izinketho zokuhlinzwa njenge-laparoscopy ye-endometriosis noma i-myomectomy ye-fibroids. Lezi zinqubo zingahlinzeka ngokuqeda izinkinga isikhathi eside kodwa zihilela izingozi zokuhlinzwa nesikhathi sokululama.
I-Leuprolide enokwelashwa kwe-norethindrone ngokuvamile ithathwa njengezinga legolide lokwelashwa kwe-GnRH agonist. Indlela yokuhlanganisa inikeza ukulawulwa okungcono kwezimpawu kanye nemiphumela emincane kunokusebenzisa ama-GnRH agonists wodwa.
Uma iqhathaniswa ne-leuprolide yodwa, ukwengeza i-norethindrone kunciphisa kakhulu izimpawu zokuya esikhathini esiphezulu nokulahlekelwa amathambo ngenkathi kugcinwa ukusebenza kokwelashwa. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi abesifazane bayakubekezelela kangcono ukuhlanganiswa futhi maningi amathuba okuthi baqede inkambo yabo ephelele yokwelashwa.
Ezinye izidakamizwa ze-GnRH ezifana ne-goserelin noma i-nafarelin zingase zisebenze ngokulinganayo ekunciphiseni izicubu ze-endometrial kanye ne-fibroids. Ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukuncika ekuthandeni kwakho imvamisa yomjovo, iphrofayili yemiphumela emibi, kanye nokucatshangelwa kwezindleko.
Inzuzo enkulu ye-leuprolide wukuthi ucwaningo oluningi olusekela ukusetshenziswa kwayo ngokwelashwa okwengeziwe. Odokotela banolwazi oluningi ngale nhlanganisela kanye nemithetho esungulwe kahle yokuqapha nokuphatha imiphumela emibi.
Le nhlanganisela ivamile ukuthi iphephile ukusetshenziswa isikhathi esifushane kufika onyakeni owodwa, kodwa ukusetshenziswa isikhathi eside akukhuthazwa. Noma ngabe kukhona ukuvikelwa kwe-norethindrone, ukwelashwa okweluliwe kungaholela ekulahlekelweni kweminyene yamathambo nezinye izinkinga.
Udaktela wakho uzoqapha impilo yamathambo akho ngama-DEXA scans uma udinga izifundo eziphindaphindiwe zokwelashwa. Abesifazane abaningi bangasebenzisa ngokuphepha le nhlanganisela ngezikhathi ezinconyiwe ngaphansi kokuqondiswa okufanele kwezokwelapha nokuqapha.
Uma ngengozi uphuza amaphilisi e-norethindrone engeziwe, ungangeni ekuvaleni. Ukuphuza amaphilisi ambalwa engeziwe ngezikhathi ezithile akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele ukulimala okukhulu, kodwa ungase uhlangabezane nesicanucanu, ikhanda elibuhlungu, noma ukuphuma kwegazi.
Xhumana nodokotela wakho noma usokhemisi ukuze uthole isiqondiso sokuthi wenzeni ngokulandelayo. Bangase batusa ukweqa umthamo wakho olandelayo noma uqhubeke nesimiso sakho esijwayelekile. Ungazami ukukhokhela umthamo owengeziwe ngokweqa amaphilisi kamuva.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo we-norethindrone, uwuphuze ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo. Kulokho, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nesimiso sakho esijwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uphuze imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ukhokhele umthamo ophuthelwe. Uma uphuthelwa imithamo njalo, setha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi ukhumbule. Ukuphuthelwa imithamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kulimaze ukwelashwa kwakho, kodwa ukuqina kusiza ukugcina ukulawulwa kwezimpawu.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela lo muthi ngaphansi kokuqondiswa kukadokotela wakho. Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa luzocacisa ubude besikhathi, futhi udokotela wakho uzokwazisa ukuthi sekuyisikhathi sokuyeka ngenxa yempendulo yakho nanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi oyitholayo.
Abanye besifazane bafuna ukuyeka ngaphambi kwesikhathi ngenxa yemiphumela emibi, okuyinto eqondakalayo ngokuphelele. Khuluma nodokotela wakho ngezinkathazo zakho kunokuyeka kungazelelwe. Bangase bakwazi ukulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho noma baphakamise izindlela zokuphatha imiphumela emibi kangcono.
Yebo, imijikelezo yakho yokuya esikhathini kufanele ibuye ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngemva kokuyeka ukwelashwa. Abesifazane abaningi babona izikhathi zabo zibuyela emuva ezinyangeni ezi-2-3, nakuba kungathatha izinyanga eziyisi-6 kwabanye besifazane.
Ukuzala kwakho ngokuvamile kubuya kanye nezikhathi zakho, ngakho-ke uzodinga ukusebenzisa izindlela zokuvimbela inzalo uma ungafuni ukukhulelwa. Ukuya esikhathini okwesikhashana okudalwe yilo muthi kuyahlehleka ngokuphelele cishe kuzo zonke izimo.
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