Sifasi 5000iu Dry Vial Of 1 Powder For Injection

• Sifasi Powder For Injection is similar to a hormone that helps in the normal development of an egg in an ovary of women and activates the release of an egg during ovulation.
• It helps women in treating infertility (unable to get pregnant).
• It is also used in men to increase sperm count.
• This medicine is also used to help certain boys in normal sexual development.

• If you are allergic to human chorionic gonadotropin or any of the other ingredients of Sifasi Powder For Injection.
• If you have a tumour of the hypothalamus or pituitary gland (in the brain).
• If you have a cyst in the ovaries.
• If you have vaginal bleeding due to an unknown reason.
• If you have breast, ovaries or womb cancer.
• If you had an extrauterine pregnancy (pregnancy outside of your womb) recently.
• If you have swelling of your veins or blood clotting of your veins.
• If you are unable to get pregnant due to menopause or early menopause or abnormal functions of sexual organs.

• Injection site pain, redness, swelling
• Headache, fatigue
• Vomiting, nausea
• Stomach pain, diarrhoea
• Irritation, restlessness
• Breast pain
• Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (ovaries may have overreacted to the medicine and large cyst may be developed)
• Precocious puberty (a condition wherein a child’s body starts changing into an adult too early), enlarged breast in men
• Allergic reactions
• Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (a condition in women who take medicines to get pregnant)
• Blood clotting problems

Other General Warnings

• You have any blood clot problems like swelling of your veins or blood clotting in your veins.
• Before starting Sifasi Powder For Injection, you and your partner should get the fertility test done.
• The risk of getting Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) may increase.
• When taking Sifasi Powder For Injection, you may be at the risk of being pregnant with more than one child (twins, triplets).
• You should have an early ultrasound done to check for the possibility of (ectopic pregnancy) pregnancy outside the womb.
• The risk of miscarriage may increase when using Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) to get pregnant as compared to normal pregnancy.
• When you get a pregnancy test done using serum or urine while using this medicine or even 10 days after using it, there may be a possibility that you get a false-positive test result.
• Sifasi Powder For Injection should not be used in children and adolescents.

• This medicine will be given in the hospital by your doctor or nurse as an injection.
• Do not self-inject Sifasi Powder For Injection.
• Follow the instructions suggested by your doctor or nurse during the procedure or for aftercare.

• Store Sifasi Powder For Injection under the conditions mentioned on the pack.
• Keep it away from children and pets.

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How Does It Work?

• Sifasi Powder For Injection is similar to a hormone that is naturally found in your body called chorionic gonadotropin, which helps in reproduction and fertility.
• Sifasi Powder For Injection binds on the ovary cells to a receptor in the body that is shared with a hormone called luteinising hormone which helps in pregnancy and puberty.

Interactions with other medicines

• Sifasi Powder For Injection may interact with other medicines, discuss with your doctor about all the medicines, supplements or herbal preparations you are taking. Also, inform your doctor if you have a planned surgery or vaccination scheduled.
• No significant interactions have been reported, but when this medication is used in females together with menotropins to treat infertility, it may cause multiple births (twins, triplets).