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Desogestrel is the progestogen in combined contraceptive pills; PockDose lists it with ethinyl estradiol as Desogestrel And Ethinyl Estradiol, Novelon and Femilon tablets.
Desogestrel, Ethinylestradiol
0.15/0.03mg
Desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol 0.15/0.03mg tablets are a combined contraceptive pill, a progestogen with an oestrogen, sold in packs of 21 tablets for preventing pregnancy.
Desogestrel is a progestogen, a laboratory-made relative of the hormone progesterone. The liver converts it into etonogestrel, the form that actually acts on the body. It was developed to do that job with very little male-hormone-like effect, which is why it is grouped as a third-generation progestogen. Pills containing it are paired with ethinylestradiol, and the two prevent pregnancy mainly by stopping ovulation, with thickened mucus at the cervix as a second barrier. A pill with desogestrel alone exists too, but it is a different medicine; here desogestrel is sold only in the combined form.
All three are tablets that pair desogestrel with ethinyl estradiol:
On paper the only difference is the oestrogen amount, 0.03mg or 0.02mg. Each page shows its own pack sizes.
Pills with desogestrel carry a slightly higher risk of venous blood clots than the older levonorgestrel pills. A venous clot forms in a leg vein and can travel to the lungs. The absolute risk stays small, and it climbs with smoking, age over 35, obesity, long spells of immobility and a family history of clots. Stroke and heart attack are rarer, with similar risk factors, and migraine with aura rules combined pills out. Sudden chest pain or breathlessness, a swollen painful leg, or a sudden loss of vision calls for urgent treatment.
The common complaints are nausea, tender breasts, headache, mood swings, small weight changes and spotting, mostly in the first few cycles. Enzyme-inducing medicines such as rifampicin, carbamazepine, phenytoin and St John's wort speed up the clearance of both hormones and can reduce protection. The oestrogen can also lower the blood level of the epilepsy medicine lamotrigine. Combined pills are not a match for anyone with hormone-sensitive cancer or serious liver disease.
Desogestrel can be ordered for delivery to Hong Kong. The range covers Desogestrel And Ethinyl Estradiol tablets and the named versions Novelon and Femilon, all as tablets. Every order ships in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing on the outside about the contents.
Each of the three desogestrel products has its own price per pack, shown on its page in HKD or your selected currency; larger packs usually cost less per unit.
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order desogestrel. See the ordering FAQ for details.
Desogen and Mircette are brand names of desogestrel and ethinylestradiol, which are also sold as Gedarel. Here, desogestrel and ethinylestradiol can be bought online as Femilon, Novelon and desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
They share both ingredients and the 0.15/0.03mg strength, so only the name differs. Femilon is the one that changes, with 0.02mg of ethinyl estradiol against 0.03mg in the other two.
Desogestrel is a pro-drug: the liver turns it into etonogestrel, which is the active hormone. Etonogestrel is also the hormone used in the contraceptive implant and vaginal ring, so the two names describe one pathway.
Combined pills such as these are usually avoided in the early months of breastfeeding, because the oestrogen can reduce milk supply. The desogestrel-only mini-pill is the version made for that situation, and it is not part of this range.