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Kliovance tablets can help you reduce your menopause symptoms. Once you're taking them it's important to keep on top of your doses. With ZAVA you can reorder your treatment when you need to.
About Kliovance
Common side effects of Kliovance
- Headache
- Weight gain caused by fluid retention
- Vaginal inflammation
- Migraine, new or worse than before
- Vaginal infection with a fungus
- Depression, new or worse than before
- Nausea
- Enlargement or swelling of the breasts (breast oedema)
- Back pain
- Uterine fibroid (benign tumour), aggravation, occurrence or reoccurrence
- Swelling of arms and legs (peripheral oedema)
- Weight increase
Advice for Kliovance treatment
- You need to talk to your physician if you have premature (early) menopause, which could have occurred because of ovarian surgery/failure.
- Before you start (or resume) Kliovance (as part of hormone replacement therapy), you should let your physician know about your own and your family's medical history. Depending on this, your physician might decide it’s best to perform a physical examination, which could include an examination of your breasts and/or even an internal examination.
- Once you’ve started taking Kliovance, you should see your physician for regular check-ups – you can ask them about how often these should be and schedule these in advance to help you keep track of these
Alternatives to Kliovance
Tibolone – this is similar to the combined HRT (oestrogen and progestogen) and it's taken as a tablet once a day. It can help relieve symptoms of menopause but there have also been some studies suggesting that combined HRT is more effective than this. Its side effects can include pelvic pain, abdominal pain, breast tenderness and vaginal discharge. It also has similar risks to HRT, including an increased risk of breast cancer and strokes.
Clonidine – this can help reduce some symptoms of menopause and is taken as tablets 2-3 times a day, with effects seen at roughly 2-4 weeks. It doesn't affect hormone levels or cause an increased risk of breast cancer but there’s some research to suggest it only has a very small effect on menopausal symptoms. Its side effects can include depression, drowsiness and constipation.
Herbal remedies – these aren’t recommended or guarenteed as a safe alternative, since there aren’t any medical authorities regulating these. This means that it’s hard to tell how effective, pure and/or strong each one is. Some can even cause quite severe side effects and interact with other medications.
Lifestyle changes – the following lifestyle changes could help with relieving some menopausal symptoms:
- Exercise regularly – this can reduce hot flushes and improve sleep. It can also boost your mood if you feel anxious, irritable or depressed. Exercises involving weights can also be good to keep your bones strong
- Follow a healthy diet – this can help you maintain a healthy weight and keep your bones healthy. Cutting down on caffeine, alcohol and spicy food is also a good idea since these have all been known to trigger hot flushes
- Wear loose clothes – this can help you stay cool at night, but it also helps if you sleep in a cool, well-ventilated room if you experience hot flushes and night sweats
- Try to reduce your stress levels – to improve mood swings, make sure you get plenty of rest, as well as getting regular exercise. Activities such as yoga and tai chi may help you relax
- Give up smoking – giving up is generally good for your help but can also specifically reduce hot flushes
- Use vaginal lubricant – this can help with the discomfort of vaginal dryness and there are a lot of types in shops and pharmacies
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What kind of medication is it? – Kliovance is a continuous combined Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) and is available as a tablet. Each tablet contains two types of female hormones, an oestrogen and a progestogen, which are more specifically estradiol 1 mg (as estradiol hemihydrate) and norethisterone acetate 0.5 mg.
Kliovance is used for:
- Relief of symptoms after menopause – during menopause, the amount of oestrogen produced by a woman drops. This can cause symptoms, like hot flushes, vaginal discomfort, loss of sexual drive and night sweats. Kliovance can be used to alleviate these symptoms after menopause, in women who haven’t had a hysterectomy.
- Prevention of osteoporosis – after menopause some women might develop fragile bones (osteoporosis). If you’re at an increased risk of fractures because of osteoporosis and other medicines haven’t been effective for you, Kliovance can be used to prevent osteoporosis after menopause. Kliovance is prescribed for women who haven’t had a hysterectomy, and whose periods stopped over a year ago.
How does it work?
- During menopause, a woman slowly stops producing two female hormones called oestrogen and progesterone. This usually happens when she's roughly 50 years old. Menstrual periods become less frequent until they finally stop. When these hormone levels drop, you may start to feel the uncomfortable symptoms associated with menopause, like hot flushes or night sweats
- The oestrogen in Kliovance relieves the symptoms caused by an otherwise lack of oestrogen. And the progestogen protects the lining of your womb from becoming too stimulated by oestrogen
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You can order or reorder Kliovance on our website – we offer a few quick and easy steps get it processed for you:
- Pick the medication you want to order. If you’re looking to reorder, then you should have been using the medication for a while and should be happy to continue with it.
- Fill in a quick 3-minute questionnaire – this covers relevant aspects of your health, like medications you might be taking
- Wait for our physician to assess your answers – based on your answers, they’ll check whether you can be prescribed Kliovance
- Make your payment if your order is successful
- Wait for your Kliovance to be delivered straight to you, or pick up from a local post office if you prefer
Starting treatment – you should have a talk with your physician first about your needs and any personal health aspects they should know about. Together you can then make a safe and effective decision on whether you can be prescribed Kliovance. From here, once you’ve been taking the medication for a reasonable period of time and both you and your physician are happy, you can place your order on our site.
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How to take Kliovance – you should take one Kliovance tablet once a day at about the same time each day, with or without food or drink. Once you’ve finished all the tablets in the pack, you should start the next without needing a break in the middle
Extra considerations – you might want to consider a few things to help you get the most out of your treatment:
- You can set reminders to help you remember to take your medication on time every day, since this can be an easy way to ensure you take it without having to actively remember to do so
- If you forget to take your Kliovance tablet at your usual time, then you should take it within the next 12 hours. If it’s been more than 12 hours, skip the missed dose and continue as normal the next day. Don’t take a double dose to make up for a forgotten tablet. Forgetting a dose might increase the likelihood of breakthrough bleeding and spotting (if you still have your womb) but don’t stop taking Kliovance because of this without talking to your doctor. Your doctor will explain the effects of stopping treatment and discuss other possibilities with you
- Your doctor will prescribe Kliovance (as part of HRT) at the lowest effective dose for you and for the shortest duration necessary. Your doctor will advise you on how long you might need to take Kliovance and every year you’ll reassess how effective it is and whether you should continue taking it
