Dianette

What are the benefits of Dianette?

Dianette is a convenient and almost completely effective way to prevent you from becoming pregnant. If taken on the first day of your period, it will provide you with immediate contraceptive protection. Just like other variants of the pill, it can help make your cycles more predictable and reduce the pain you may experience during menstruation. It's also a very popular and successful treatment for acne and excessive body hair (hirsutism).

How do Dianette pills work?

The main ingredients in Dianette are ethinylestradiol (35 micrograms) and cyproterone acetate (2 miligrams). This combination of hormones stops you from falling pregnant by preventing ovulation, thickening the cervical mucus and keeping the womb lining from becoming thick enough for an egg to develop if fertilised.

Dianette pills stop ovulation by making the body think it's already happened. This prevents an egg from being released, so there's nothing for the sperm to fertilise. Because the hormones don't allow the womb lining to thicken, it means an egg couldn't root itself and grow if one were to be released by the ovaries and become fertilised by the sperm. The thickening of the cervical mucus also makes conception extremely unlikely because it prevents sperm from entering the womb.

Who can use it?

Most women over 18 can order Dianette for contraceptive protection online from Onlineclinic. There may, however, be conditions or medications with which the use of Dianette is not entirely safe.

It's important to answer all the questions in your consultation in as much detail as possible, especially if you have heart, liver or kidney problems or if you have a history of circulation problems or migraines. The pill cannot be used if you are pregnant or breastfeeding; women who are breastfeeding should use a mini-pill such as Cerazette or Micronor.

How do you take it?

Dianette is a 21-day pill, which means that there is a seven-day break between one calendar strip of pills and another. This seven-day period is needed to allow your body to remove all the contraceptive hormones from your body through a withdrawal bleed. During this pill-free week, you will still be completely protected against pregnancy.

Start taking Dianette pills on the first day of your period, as this will stop you from conceiving straight away. Try and take the pill at the same time every day to reduce the chances of you taking the pill too late or forgetting to take it.

What are the side effects?

There are many different combined oral contraceptives available, but you may have to try more than one before you find the pill that provides you with the most comfortable and convenient protection with minimal side effects.

The most common side effects you could experience while using Dianette pills include changes in weight, migraines, headaches, changes in menstrual cycles, breast tenderness or abdominal pain. First time users experiencing some of the milder side effects should feel less uncomfortable as they continue to use Dianette because their body will become used to the new hormones.

Can you buy it online?

Dianette is available to order safely and securely from Onlineclinic. The order process is simple and includes a free online consultation. The consultation is completely confidential and will only be checked by one of our registered doctors to make sure that Dianette pills are safe for you to use, based on the medical information you provide. Our doctor will issue a prescription if your consultation is approved, and it will be passed on to our pharmacy which will dispense it and send it out, free of charge, via overnight courier.