Cilest is a combined low dose oral contraceptive. Cilest is used to prevent pregnancy. It may also be recommended by your doctor for other reasons. Cilest pills works by stopping a woman's ovaries releasing eggs. They thicken vaginal fluid so that sperm cannot get to the womb and they change the lining of the womb so that eggs are unable to grow there. Each Cilest pill contains two types of female hormones: - A progestogen called norgestimate (250 micrograms) and an oestrogen called ethinylestradiol (35 micrograms). One of the active ingredients in this medicine is ethinylestradiol. This is the new name for ethinyloestradiol.
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Further Information
Cilest (Combined Hormonal Contraceptives)
It is best to start taking Cilest on the first day of your period. Cilest comes in a pack marked with the days of the week. Take your first pill marked with the right day. Each day take the pill for that day and do this for the 21 pills in the pack. It is best to take your pill at around the same time each day. When you have taken all 21 pills and the pack is empty leave a break of 7 days after the last pill and the start of your next pack. During this pill free week you should have some days of bleeding similar to a period. Start your next pack of Cilest after exactly 7 pill free days. Each new pack of Cilest will begin on the same day of the week as the previous pack, so it is easy to remember when to start again. Continue with this pack and future packs in the same way.
Each tablet contains 250 micrograms norhestimate, 35 micrograms ethinylestradiol. The tablets also contain anhydrous lactose, magnesium stearate, pregelatinised starch and FD&C blue No 2 (E132).
Do not use if you think you are pregnant, if you have had problems with circulation, liver disease, hepatitis, jaundice, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), if you have ever had any tumours, if you have had any gynecological problems, unusual or irregular bleeding. Please advise your doctor if you have ever suffered from any of the following; varicose veins, prolonged period of bed rest, blood clotting, smoking, high blood pressure, obesity, epilepsy, migraine, gallstones, fibroids, severe depression, liver problems, sick cell disease, if you have also had any operations or major surgery. Please also advise your doctor if you are taking any medication. Please read the leaflet contained in the box. Keep out of the reach and sight of children.