What Is Logynon and Logynon ED?
Logynon is an oral contraceptive pill used to prevent pregnancy. It has Ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel as its active ingredients. You can find it in a Logynon 21-pill pack or a Logynon ED 28-pill pack. Both pills will give you over 99% protection from pregnancy if used the right way.
How Does Logynon Work?
Logyon helps to prevent ovulation, which subsequently prevents the production of eggs. It also leads to the building up of mucus in the cervix, thus blocking sperms from getting to the uterus. It also helps thin your uterus lining and makes it difficult for an egg that has been fertilized to be embedded into the wall of the uterus.
Logynon may not be the best option if:
- Are allergic to any of its ingredients
- Have angina pectoris
- Have severe migraines or diabetes
- Have a history of breast cancer, stroke or heart attack
- Have impaired liver function
- Have high blood pressure
- Have or have had a blood clot or blood clotting disorder
- Your blood has high lipid levels.
It might also not be suitable if you suffer from any of these conditions:
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Varicose veins
- Migraines
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Inflamed veins under the skin
- Obesity
- Sickle-cell anaemia
- Kidney disease
- Crohn’s disease or chronic inflammatory bowel disease
- An inflamed pancreas
Consult your doctor or pharmacist to see if you have any other condition that might prevent you from using Logynon as a preferred contraceptive. More information can be found in the Patient Information Leaflet.
Here is how you should use Logynon:
- Take a pill every day for the next 21 days.
- Swallow it with water.
- Try taking your pills at around the same time each day.
- You can then take a 7-day pill free break once you are done with the 21 pills.
- Expect a withdrawal bleed during this break.
- Start a new pack of Logynon after the 7-day break.
- Remember, you are still safe from getting pregnant during the 7-day pill-free break. But only if you took your pills as advised.
Here is how you should use Logynon ED:
- Take a pill every day for the next 28 days.
- Swallow it with water.
- Try taking your pills at around the same time each day.
- Take the dummy pills during the last 7 days.
- Expect a withdrawal bleed during these 7 days.
- Start a new pack once you are done with the last one
Active ingredients:
- Six light-brown pills (30mcg ethinylestradiol & 50mcg levonorgestrel).
- Five white tabets (40mcg ethinylestradiol & 75mcg levonorgestrel)
- Ten Ochre tablets (30mcg ethinylestradiol & 125mcg levonorgestrel)
Inactive ingredients: Lactose, povidone, calcium carbonate (E170), magnesium stearate (E572), maize starch, sucrose, polyethylene glycol 6000, talc, glycerin (E422), montan glycol wax, ferric oxide pigment (red and yellow) (E172), titanium dioxide (E171).
You are likely to battle with side effects during your first few months of using Logynon. The most common side effects include:
- Headaches
- Weight gain
- Depressive moods or mood swings
- Stomach ache
- Nausea
- Low sex drive
- Enlarged, painful or sore breast
- Migraines
- Loss of weight
- Stomach upset
- Increased interest in sex
- Blood clots
- Itchy skin rash
- Vomiting or feeling sickly
- Breast or vaginal discharge
- Low tolerance of contact lenses
