Which pill should I take? Should I change it? What are the risks and benefits of the different pills? So many questions to which the midwives of the “3rd generation pill” will answer from today until January 31st.
The new “3rd generation pill” line aims to listen, inform and reassure the many women who are worried about dangers of the 3rd generation pill. This number is available at the cost of a local call, Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. To contact this new service, dial 0 810 57 54 00.
“The interest is to allow the general public to exchange in real time with midwives who since the law Hôpital Patient Santé Territoire” of July 21, 2009, are authorized to prescribe and monitor contraception “, explains in a press release Medialane, a call center specializing in health information, at the origin of this telephone service.
Pill 3e generation: complaints are piling up
Of new complaintswere submitted by women who blame the 3rd generation pill for serious side effects such as venous thrombosis.
Faced with the controversy, the Minister of Health Marisol Touraine recently asked the European Union to limit the prescription of 3 pillse and 4e generation. Pills that will be delisted from March.
It is estimated that 2.5 million women are currently taking 3rd and 4th generation pills.
“3rd generation pill”: service available on 0 810 57 54 00 (non-premium rate call).
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