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Re: Mexican birth control shotFrom: Dr. Carlos Chase (drchase@sunbeach.net)Tue May 20 17:48:51 1997
At Fri, 16 May 1997, douglas krell wrote: > >Dear Listmembers, > >A patient from Mexico recently came to see me regarding >contraceptives. She had been receiving a monthly injection of something >that was a combination of estrogen and progesterone. >Does anyone know what this could be? >I would guess that IM dosages high enough to act as reliable >contraception might also result in a higher incidence of complications. >Any comments? >Doug Yes, the drug is most likely MESIGYNA. A 1 ml oily solution of 50mg norethisterone ethanthate and 5 mg estradiol valerate. It is given as a monthly IM injection within the first five days of a cycle. Not really, no more so than with depo provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate). It lasts one third of the time of depo provera so maybe it has one third of the side effects..:). Actually it is supposed to have less side effects with the added advantages of a menstrual cycle and no pills to take. Carlos
-- Dr. Carlos Chase MBBS, DGO Queen Elizabeth Hospital Bridgetown Barbados E-mail: drchase@sunbeach.net
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