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I-Progestin iyinguqulo eyenziwe ngamachweba ye-progesterone, i-hormone umzimba wakho oyikhiqiza ngokwemvelo. Yenzelwe ukulingisa imiphumela ye-progesterone yakho yemvelo futhi isize ukulawula imisebenzi ehlukahlukene yokuzala ne-hormonal. Abahlinzeki bezempilo banikeza i-progestin ngezimo eziningi, kusukela ezikhathini ezingajwayelekile kuya ekwelashweni okushintsha ama-hormone, okwenza kube ngomunye wemithi ye-hormonal eguquguqukayo etholakalayo namuhla.
I-Progestin iyi-hormone eyenziwe e-lab e-lab esebenza njenge-progesterone emzimbeni wakho. Ama-ovari akho ngokwemvelo akhiqiza i-progesterone ngesigamu sesibili somjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini kanye ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Lapho umzimba wakho ungenzi i-progesterone eyanele noma lapho udinga ukusekelwa okwengeziwe kwe-hormonal, i-progestin ingangena ukuvala leyo gebe.
Cabanga nge-progestin njengomunye osizayo ongasebenza imisebenzi eminingi efanayo ne-progesterone yakho yemvelo. Iza ngezinhlobo ezahlukene namandla, okuvumela udokotela wakho ukuthi akhethe inketho engcono kakhulu yezidingo zakho ezithile. Umuthi usetshenziswe ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka futhi uqhubeka nokuba yithuluzi elibalulekile ekunakekelweni kwempilo yabesifazane.
I-Progestin iphatha izimo eziningi ezihlobene nokungalingani kwe-hormonal nempilo yokuzala. Udokotela wakho angase ayinikeze ukusiza ukulawula umjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini, ukusekela ukukhulelwa, noma ukuphatha izimpawu zokuya esikhathini.
Nazi izimo eziyinhloko i-progestin engasiza ukuzixazulula:
Abanye besifazane basebenzisa i-progestin ukusiza ngemithi yokwelapha ukuzala noma ukunciphisa ingozi yomdlavuza we-endometrial lapho bethatha i-estrogen therapy. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzonquma ukuthi yisiphi isimo i-progestin engakusiza kangcono ukusiphatha.
I-Progestin isebenza ngokubopha kuma-receptors e-progesterone emzimbeni wakho wonke, ikakhulukazi ezithweni zakho zokuzala. Ithathwa njenge-hormone enamandla aphakathi nendawo engaveza imiphumela ebalulekile uma isetshenziswe ngendlela efanele.
Umuthi uthinta umjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini ngokuthinta umugqa wesisu sakho, obizwa nge-endometrium. Ngesikhathi somjikelezo ojwayelekile, i-progesterone isiza ukulungisa lo mugqa ukuze kube nokukhulelwa okungenzeka. Uma ukukhulelwa kungenzeki, amazinga e-progesterone ayancipha, okubangela ukuya esikhathini sakho.
I-Progestin ingathinta nezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho, okuhlanganisa ubuchopho bakho, amabele, namathambo. Kungasiza ukuzinzisa imizwa, ukunciphisa ukushisa, nokugcina ukuminyana kwamathambo. Amandla nemiphumela ethile kuncike ohlotsheni lwe-progestin, umthamo, nendlela oyithatha ngayo.
Indlela othatha ngayo i-progestin incike ohlotsheni udokotela wakho alubhala kanye nesimo sakho esithile. Ungayithatha ngomlomo njengamaphilisi, uyithole njengomjovo, noma uyisebenzise ngendlela ye-vaginally njenge-gel noma i-suppository.
Nge-progestin yomlomo, ungayithatha nokuthi ngaphandle kokudla, nakuba ukuyithatha ngesnakhi esincane kungasiza ukunciphisa ukuquleka kwesisu. Abesifazane abaningi bakuthola kusiza ukuthatha umthamo wabo ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze bagcine amazinga e-hormone ezinzile. Uma uhlangabezana nesicanucanu, zama ukuyithatha nokudla noma ngaphambi kokulala.
I-progestin ejovwayo inikezwa ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo, ngokuvamile njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kuye ngokuthi yimuphi umuthi othile. I-progestin ye-Vaginal iza ngama-gels, ama-suppositories, noma ama-inserts owabeka ngaphakathi esithweni sakho sangasese, ngokuvamile ngesikhathi sokulala ukuze kube nokumuncwa okungcono nokunethezeka.
Njalo landela imiyalelo eqondile kadokotela wakho mayelana nesikhathi kanye nomthamo. Ezinye izimo zidinga ukusetshenziswa kwansuku zonke, kanti ezinye zidinga i-progestin ngezinsuku ezithile zenyanga. Ungalokothi ulungise umthamo wakho ngaphandle kokukhuluma nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuqala.
Ubude bokwelashwa nge-progestin buhlukahluka kakhulu kuye ngokuthi uyithatheleni. Abanye besifazane bayayidinga izinyanga ezimbalwa nje, kanti abanye bangayisebenzisa iminyaka eminingi.
Ngezinkinga zokuya esikhathini, ungase uthathe i-progestin izinyanga ezi-3-6 ukusiza ukusetha kabusha umjikelezo wakho. Uma uyisebenzisela ukulawula inzalo, ungaqhubeka uma nje ufuna ukuvimbela ukukhulelwa. Abesifazane abayithathela izimpawu zokuya esikhathini bavame ukuyisebenzisa iminyaka eminingi, nakuba odokotela behlola njalo ukuthi isadingeka yini.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqapha impendulo yakho futhi alungise uhlelo lokwelapha ngokufanele. Bazocabangela izinto ezinjengobudala bakho, impilo yonke, nokuthi umuthi usebenza kahle kangakanani. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola izinzuzo ngenkathi unciphisa noma yiziphi izingozi ezingaba khona.
Abesifazane abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-progestin, kodwa njenganoma yimuphi umuthi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi. Ukuqonda okukulindele kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe ulungiseleleke kakhulu futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nodokotela wakho.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile abesifazane abaningi abayitholayo ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela ejwayelekile ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi, ngokuvamile ezinyangeni zokuqala zokwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Nakuba kungavamile, amahlule egazi angase avele ngokusetshenziswa kwe-progestin, ikakhulukazi kwabesifazane abanezici ezengeziwe zengozi. Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu obuzumayo emilenzeni yakho, esifubeni, noma ekhanda, noma uma unenkinga yokuphefumula.
Ezinye izimo zezempilo zenza i-progestin ingaphephile noma ingafaneleki kwabesifazane abathile. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Akufanele uthathe i-progestin uma une:
Ezinye izimo zidinga ukuqapha okwengeziwe nokuqapha okuseduze uma uthatha i-progestin. Udokotela wakho angase akuyalele kodwa uzokubuka ngokucophelela uma unesifo sikashukela, umfutho wegazi ophezulu, ukucindezeleka, noma umlando wama-clots egazi emndenini wakho.
Njalo tshela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngazo zonke izimo zakho zezokwelapha, okuhlanganisa nezinkinga zempilo yengqondo, ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa nge-progestin.
I-Progestin iza ngamagama amaningi ahlukene omkhiqizo, ngalinye liqukethe izinhlobo ezithile ze-progesterone eyenziwe ngamanye amakhemikhali. Amagama avamile omlomo afaka i-Prometrium, i-Provera, ne-Aygestin.
Izinhlobo ezinjenge-injectable zifaka i-Depo-Provera ne-Depo-subQ Provera, enikeza ukulethwa kwamahomoni okuhlala isikhathi eside. Izinketho zesitho sangasese sithombeni zifaka i-Crinone gel kanye ne-Endometrin suppositories, ezivame ukusetshenziswa ekwelashweni kokuzala.
Igama lomkhiqizo ngokuvamile libonisa uhlobo oluthile lwe-progestin nendlela yokulethwa. Ikhemisi lakho lingashintsha izinhlobo ezivamile, eziqulathe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa zingase zibukeke zihlukile noma zibe nezithako ezingasebenzi ezihlukile.
Kukhona ezinye izindlela eziningi uma i-progestin ingakulungele noma ingasebenzi kahle. I-progesterone yemvelo, eyenziwe ngemithombo yezitshalo, inikeza inketho ye-bioidentical abanye besifazane abayithandayo.
Ezinye izindlela ezingahambisani nama-hormone zihlanganisa imithi ethile yokucindezeleka yezimpawu zemizwa, imithi elwa nokuvuvukala yokopha okukhulu, noma izinguquko zokuphila njengokuphatha ukucindezeleka nokuzivocavoca njalo. Ukuze kulawulwe ukuzala, izindlela zokuvimbela, ama-IUD e-copper, noma izindlela zokuqwashisa ngokuzala zinikeza izinketho ezingenayo ama-hormone.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi asikisele ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe okuhlanganisa i-estrogen, noma ancome ukubhekana nezimo ezingaphansi ezithinta ukulinganisela kwakho kwama-hormone ngokwemvelo.
Kokubili i-progestin ne-progesterone yemvelo zinezindawo zazo ekwelashweni kwezokwelapha, futhi akukho ngisho okukodwa okungcono kunomunye. Ukukhetha kuncike ezidingweni zakho ezithile, indlela umzimba wakho osabela ngayo, kanye nesimo osilashayo.
I-progesterone yemvelo ifana naleyo umzimba wakho oyikhiqizayo futhi ingase ibangele imiphumela emibi embalwa kwabanye besifazane. Kodwa-ke, i-progestin ivame ukunikeza imiphumela engaphezulu ebonakalayo futhi iza ngezinketho eziningi zokulethwa. I-Progestin nayo ivame ukuba namandla amakhulu, okungaba usizo ezimweni ezithile.
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzocabangela izinto ezinjengomlando wakho wezokwelapha, ubukhulu bezimpawu zakho, nezintandokazi zakho siqu lapho unquma phakathi kwalezi zinketho.
I-Progestin ingathinta amazinga kashukela egazini, kodwa abesifazane abaningi abanesifo sikashukela basengayisebenzisa ngokuphepha ngokuqapha okufanele. Umuthi ungase ubangele ukwanda okuncane kukashukela wegazi, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuwuthatha.
Udkt wakho cishe uzofuna ukuhlola ushukela wakho wegazi kaningi uma uqala ukwelashwa nge-progestin. Bangase futhi balungise imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela uma kudingeka. Ngokuphatha ngokucophelela, abesifazane abaningi abanesifo sikashukela esilawulwa kahle bangasebenzisa i-progestin ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu.
Ukuthatha i-progestin eningi ngesikhathi esisodwa akunakwenzeka ukuthi kubangele ingozi enkulu, kodwa kufanele uthinte umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ukuze uthole isiqondiso. Izimpawu zokweqisa zingase zihlanganise isicanucanu esibi, ukuhlanza, ukozela, noma ukopha okungavamile.
Ungazami ukwenza ngaphandle kokweqisa ngokweqa imithamo yesikhathi esizayo ngaphandle uma udkt wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo. Qhubeka uthatha imithi yakho njengoba kunqunyiwe futhi ulandele imiyalelo yomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo mayelana nokuthi wenzeni ngokulandelayo.
Uma weqa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Kulokho, weqa umthamo oweqiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho evamile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo oweqiwe. Uma uthatha i-progestin yokulawula ukuzala futhi weqa umthamo, ungase udinge ukuzivikela okwengeziwe. Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma ungaqiniseki ngalokho okufanele ukwenze.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha i-progestin ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadkt wakho. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungase kubangele ukopha kokuhoxiswa noma ukubuyela ezimpawini zakho zokuqala. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokusiza ukuthi unciphise kancane kancane uma kufanelekile.
Isikhathi sincike ekutheni kungani uthatha i-progestin nokuthi usuyisebenzise isikhathi esingakanani. Ezinye izimo zidinga izikhathi zokwelashwa ezinde, kanti ezinye zingase zidinge ukusetshenziswa kwesikhashana nje. Ukuqokwa okuvamile kokulandela kuzosiza ukuthola ukuthi kuphephile nini ukuyeka.
I-Progestin ngokuvamile ithathwa njengephephile ngesikhathi sokuncelisa, futhi amanani amancane adlulela obisini awanalo ithuba lokulimaza ingane yakho. Eqinisweni, odokotela abathile bakhetha izindlela zokulawula inzalo ze-progestin kuphela zomama abancelisayo.
Nokho, i-progestin ingase yehlise kancane ukukhiqizwa kobisi kwabesifazane abathile, ikakhulukazi emasontweni ambalwa ngemva kokubeletha. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzolinganisela izinzuzo ngokumelene nanoma yimiphi imiphumela engaba khona ekunceliseni lapho enza izincomo.
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