Centchroman...a non-steroidal, oral BC pill

[JibbyJabba]

I started Centchroman today - finally! I'll keep you guys updated. It should be interesting to see how it's going to impact or not impact my cutting cycle.

Killer! Keep us updated...

 

[MrStamina]

Just one question....

How can you tell if its working? The last thing I want right now is a another cute face to feed. lol

 

[JJFigure]

How do you know any OC is working, for that matter? The pill I purchased is Saheli - here are a couple clinical studies and the failure rates:

Post Marketing Surveillance

Phase I-PMS
No. of Centers 8
No. of Volunteers 793
Dosage 30 mg twice a week for the first 3 months and 30 mg once a week from the fourth month onwards. One center also conducted studies with 60 mg loading dose followed by 36 mg weekly dose


No. of women months of use 8472
No.of method failures 6
No: of patient failures 16

The study conducted that Saheli is safe for contraceptive use among women.



Phase II-PMS


Number of center 1
Number of volunteers 6000
No. of women months of use 12933
No. of failures 3
Side Effects observed Ammenorhea was observed in 0.7% of the cases.

The study concluded that Saheli is a safe and reliable means of contraception.


Phase III-PMS

No. of Centers 3
No. of Volunteers 607
No. of women months of use 5494
No. of patient failures 9
No. Of method failures 15

Saheli was found to be safe as an oral contraceptive among women in this particular study.


Summary of the PMS Studies


Total no. of Method Failures 24
Total No. of Women Months of use 26899
The Pearl Index calculated at the end of the study has been found to be = 1.07.

The study also concluded that the drug is safe for use by women as a contraceptive. The only side effect that has been reported is delayed menstrual cycles. This aspect should be communicated to the user at the time of initiation to ensure better user compliance.

I pulled this from website: http://www.hindlatex.com/mono.html

 

[MrStamina]

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If you already got your centrochoman from this site your lucky because something happened to it..

 

[velvett]

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[JJFigure]

Well, it's been one full week, and the only thing I've noticed is I broke out a little this week - definitely not normal for me. Maybe it's the antiestrogenic property kicking in? Other than that, no problems so far!

 

[JJFigure]

Another update - I also seem to be retaining water since I started Centchroman. Considering I'm on a very low carb diet during the week, and this is the only thing I've added into my life in the past two weeks, it looks like it's the culprit. My weight loss has also halted since I started taking it, but that's probably from the increased water. I started taking caliper measurements to help me figure out if I'm losing fat or not, and I increased my cardio. I'm going to give it another week to see if my body straightens out; if not, I may have to stop using it until after my competitions.

 

[newgirl-chargeback]

Thanks for this update -- was just hemming and hawing about filling my script at home for 2 chioces the doc gave me or ordering the Centro. Since you seemingly have been holding water, kinda does not make sense for me to go outside the box.

Would be curious as to any other developments you may have. And thanks again for sharing this info-- I am sure there are alot of us it helps.

 

[JJFigure]

I think I'm going to quit it for a couple of weeks, and see if it's really the culprit. From the literature, it looks like it leaves your system very quickly. If the water retention goes away, I'll stay off until my June comps are finished.

 

[Ceebs]

I had the same experience with water retention as JJ, and stopped after a week. Didn't even think it worthwhile posting my unspectacular experience in this thread. I'd begun using the sympto-thermic method to track my ovulation before my Centchroman arrived in the mail, and I'm going back to that. Maybe if I ever reach that "fat, bloated, and happy" phase in my relationship, I'll try taking it again...