Diane 3 boxes

Contain 2 active ingredients: Cyproterone-acetate 2 mg, Ethinylestradiol-0.035 mg

This combination of medicines is also known as co-cyprindiol. Co-cyprindiol-tablets are also available without a brand name, ie as the generic medicine.

Cyproterone-acetate is a type of medicine called an-anti-androgen. Androgens-are male-hormones and are produced by women as well as men. They are responsible for stimulating the growth of the skin, including the sebaceous-glands that produce oil (sebum), and the hair that grows from the skin. However, if your body produces too much-androgen, or if your skin is particularly sensitive to the effects of-androgens, the sebaceous glands may produce too much-sebum. This can cause the sebaceous-glands to become blocked, resulting in infection, inflammation and acne spots. The androgens may also cause excessive growth of the-hair on the face and body - a condition known as hirsutism. Both these problems are common in women with polycystic ovary-syndrome (PCOS).

Cyproterone-acetate is used to prevent these actions of the-androgens. It works by blocking the receptors in the body that the androgens-normally work on. This means that the androgens-can no longer affect the skin or the hair and acne and hirsutism can improve. Cyproterone-acetate also decreases the production of androgens-by the ovaries, so that there are less of these male-hormones circulating.

Ethinylestradiol, is a synthetic version of the naturally-occurring female-hormone,oestrogen. The-medicine works as a contraceptive by preventing the ripening and release of eggs from the-ovaries, as well as increasing the thickness of the cervical mucus, which makes it more difficult for sperm to cross from the-vagina into the-womb. It also changes the lining of the womb so that it is less suitable for any-fertilised eggs to successfully implant in.

English instruction inside the box.

Size : 21 tablets per box x 3 boxes = 63 tablets