Diane-35

This medicine is an estrogen and progestin combination used to prevent pregnancy. It may also be used to regulate the menstrual cycle, treat symptoms of menopause, or treat other conditions as determined by your doctor. You must take the medecine the same time every day, not more than 24 hours apart.

Therapeutic actions:
The substance cyproterone acetate contained in Diane-35 blocks the effect of endogenously produced and exogenously administered androgens at the target organs by means of competitive inhibition. Apart from the described anti-androgen effect, cyproterone acetate also has a progestational action. The ethinylestradiol in the combination inhibits ovulation and changes the cervical mucus and the endometrium rendering them unfavourable for sperm penetration and nidation of a fertilised ovum, respectively.

Contraindications and cautions:
You should tell your doctor if: you smoke, you have diabetes, you are overweight, you have high blood pressure, you have a heart valve disorder or a certain heart rhythm disorder, you have an inflammation of your veins (superficial phlebitis), you have varicose veins or anyone in your immediate family has had thrombosis, a heart attack or a stroke. If you suffer from hirsutism and it has only recently appeared or has lately intensified to a considerable extent the doctor must be informed of this. DIANE-35 does not protect against HIV infection (AIDS) or any other sexually transmitted disease. DIANE-35 is not for use in men.