How to take Katya 30/75 coated tablets The tablets should be taken in the order indicated on the package, every day at approximately the same time. One tablet per day should be taken for 21 days. Each subsequent pack should be started after a 7-day tablet-free interval during which time a withdrawal bleeding will occur.
This bleeding usually starts on the 2nd or 3rd day after taking the last tablet, and may not stop until the next pack is started. e. on the first day of the woman’s menstrual bleeding). One may begin taking the pills on day 2-5, but in these cases, it is recommended that a barrier method also be used for the first 7 days on which pills are taken during the first cycle.
When replacing another contraceptive pill of the combination type (COC), vaginal ring or transdermal patch The woman should start taking Katya 30/75 coated tablets on the next day after taking the last active tablet in her previous package of contraceptive pills – but no later than the day after the usual tablet-free or placebo-tablet period of her previous contraceptive pill.
In case a vaginal ring or transdermal patch has been used, the woman should preferably start taking Katya 30/75 coated tablets one day before scheduled removal of the ring or patch, or at the latest, when the next application would have been due.
When changing from progestogen-only preparations (progestogen-only pills, injection, implant, or from a progestogen-releasing intrauterine system (IUS)) The woman may change from progestogen-only pills (POPs) on any day. The first tablet should be taken on the day after any tablet of the POP package.
When changing from an implant or the IUS, Katya 30/75 coated tablets should be started on the day the implant is removed. When changing from injections, Katya 30/75 coated tablets should be started when the next injection is due to be given.
In all these cases, the woman is advised to also use a barrier method for the first 7 days of taking the pills. After an abortion in the first trimester The woman may start taking the pills immediately. If she does so, no further contraceptive steps need be taken.
6. The woman should be advised to begin taking the tablets on day 21- 28 after delivery in non- lactating women or after abortion in the second trimester. If she starts later, she should be advised to also use a barrier method during the first 7 days of taking the pills.
If she has already had intercourse, the possibility of pregnancy should be excluded before she begins taking the pills, or she should wait for her first menstruation. Missed tablets Missing a tablet for less than 12 hours does not diminish the contraceptive protection.
The woman should take the tablet as soon as she remembers, and continue taking the rest of the tablets as usual. Missing a tablet for more than 12 hours can diminish the contraceptive protection. The two following rules may be helpful in dealing with missed tablets.
1. Taking of the tablets should never be discontinued for longer than 7 days. 2. It takes 7 days of uninterrupted ingestion of the tablets to achieve sufficient suppression of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis.
Thus, the following advice can be given in daily practice:
Week 1 The user should take the last missed tablet as soon as she remembers, even if this means that she needs to take 2 tablets at the same time. From then on, she should continue to take the tablets at the usual time. e. a condom, for the next 7 days.
If she had intercourse during the past 7 days, she should consider the possibility that she might be pregnant. The more tablets have been missed, and the closer this happened to the monthly tablet-free period, the higher the risk of pregnancy.
Week 2 The user should take the last missed tablet as soon as she remembers, even if this means that she needs to take 2 tablets at the same time. From then on, she should continue to take the tablets at the usual time. If the tablets have been taken correctly for the 7 days prior to the missed tablet, it is not necessary to take any additional contraceptive precautions.
e. a condom for the next 7 days. Week 3 The risk of reduced protection is imminent because of the approaching tablet-free period. The reduced contraceptive protection can be prevented, however, by adjusting the intake of the tablets. By adhering to either of the following two options, it is, therefore, not necessary to take any additional contraceptive precautions, provided that the tablets have been taken correctly for the 7 days prior to the missed tablet.
e. a condom for the next 7 days. 1. The user should take the last missed tablet as soon as she remembers even if this means that she needs to take 2 tablets at the same time. From then on, she should continue to take the tablets at the usual time.
She begins the next pack immediately after she took the last tablet from the current package; that means no pause between packages. The user will probably not get her menstruation before the end of the second package, but she may experience spotting or withdrawal bleeding on the days when she takes the tablets.
2. The woman can also be advised to stop taking tablets from the current package. In that case, she should have a tablet-free period for up to 7 days, including the days when she missed the tablets, and subsequently continue with the next pack.
If the woman missed the tablets, and subsequently […]