Desogestrel
progestogen · hormonal contraception
Our referenceWhat this medicine is for
Pharmacologically, Desogestrel relates to the category “progestogen (hormonal contraception)”. This hormone is part of hormonal contraception: taken each day, it prevents ovulation and makes the body unfavorable to a pregnancy, reversibly.
Specifically, for Desogestrel: Component of a hormonal contraceptive. It is most often a long-term treatment, taken at regular times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on a given day.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 15 reimbursable presentations containing Desogestrel are recorded. It is found under several brand names and as generics.
- Antigone
- Cerazette
- Desobel
- Desogestrel Biogaran
- Desogestrel Cristers
- Desogestrel Sandoz
- Desogestrel/Ethinylestradiol Biogaran
- Desogestrel/Ethinylestradiol Biogarancontinu
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Our product for this treatment
Desogestrel is one of the everyday treatments for which we have formulated a targeted supplement.
Layer Add Contraception
B6, B9, B2, zinc and magnesium, at the doses that matter.
B6 12 mg · B9 400 µg · Zinc 10 mg · Magnesium 150 mg
One bottle, one dose per day. Reduced price from the second box, free delivery from two boxes.
Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Vitamin B6: a scoping review for Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023
- Folate, folic acid and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate are not the same thing
- Active Folate Versus Folic Acid: The Role of 5-MTHF (Methylfolate) in Human Health
- Role of zinc in health and disease
- Multiple impacts of zinc on immune function
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
A space to share among people who are affected: the early days, the habits built up over the years, what each person has found to live better with it. Shared experiences, nothing medical.
Related molecules
To explore in the « Hormones and contraception » family and its neighbours.
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