Di balik berita ini terungkap bahwa di Arab Saudi, kontrasepsi juga boleh
dibeli oleh remaja belum menikah. Sementara di Indonesia, resminya, tidak
boleh. Padahal pil kontrasepsi hormonal bisa juga untuk kepentingan medis
yang lain seperti pengobatan jerawat, membuat haid yang tidak teratur
menjadi teratur, dsb. Bukan karena namanya pil KB maka seolah-olah hanya
untuk mengatur kehamilan dan hanya boleh diberikan kepada mereka yang sudah
menikah.
KM
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From: sunny
Date: 24/08/2010 2:32:43
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Subject: [dpr-indonesia] Fasting women risking health by taking tablets to
delay periods
http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article109165.ece
Fasting women risking health by taking tablets to delay periods
A file photo shows Saudi women at a beauty shop in Riyadh.
By ARAB NEWS
Published: Aug 21, 2010 23:58 Updated: Aug 22, 2010 00:58
TAIF: There is a growing tendency among young women, especially unmarried
ones, to take drugs to delay menstrual cycle in the holy month of Ramadan.
"Out of their eagerness to observe fasting throughout the month of Ramadan
without missing any days, many young women customers, including unmarried,
are coming to buy Primolut N tablet. The sale of the tablet is on the rise
with the advent of the fasting month of Ramadan," Al-Watan daily reported,
quoting a pharmacist in Taif.
According to the pharmacist, most of the customers of this tablet are
unmarried girls. "They are not at all bothered about the side effects after
using these tablets. They approach familiar pharmacists to buy it without a
prescription," he said.
Primolut N tablet contains the active ingredient norethisterone, which is a
synthetic hormonal product similar to the natural female hormone
progesterone. It is used in a wide range of menstrual disorders.
Primolout N is used for timing of menstruation and to treat disturbances in
monthly bleeding, premenstrual complaints, menstrual cycle related
complaints of the breast, endometriosis and heavy menstrual bleeding.
Ummu Faris, a private sector employee, says that she takes the tablet out of
eagerness not to miss any days of fasting in the holy month. "Being a
married woman, I had never encountered difficulties while buying the tablet
" she said.
Reem Salem, whose marriage took place one month ago, said that she started
using the tablet one week before marriage to delay menstrual bleeding for
some days. "I consulted this matter with one pharmacist, and started using
it as per his advice. I stopped using it two days after the marriage," she
said.
Nawf Al-Owad, an unmarried young woman, says that she has been using this
tablet for about eight years. "I use this medication only during Ramadan. I
never experienced any complications after using it," she said.
Hayat Ahmad, another unmarried girl, says that she uses contraceptive drugs
obtained from her married sister to delay menstrual bleeding during Ramadan.
"I use this secretly without telling any other members of my family to avoid
any misunderstanding among them," she said.
Dr. Hanan Oyara, consultant gynecologist at Al-Ameen Hospital in Taif, warns
young women against using such tablets. "Using such tablets may lead to
serious health complications, including a possibility for sterility," she
said.
Echoing the same view, Dr. Fatima Younis, internist at the same hospital,
says that these tablets would cause serious complications among women with
hormone deficiencies. However, some other medical sources played down side
effects of using the tablets.
Dr. Dalal Namnaqani, consultant pathologist at King Abdul Aziz Specialist
Hospital in Taif, says that taking this drug should be under medical
supervision and that the quantity should be limited and only for a temporary
period. "There may not be any serious effects if young women use them once,"
she said.
Despite all these medical warnings, there has been huge increase in the
number of customers for this tablet.
Muhammad Al-Sayyid, a pharmacist, says that a large number of women,
especially girls, are coming to buy this tablet to delay menstruation. "This
was more evident during Ramadan as well as during the Haj season. Similar
was the case with the newly married women," he said, adding that most of
these women come without a medical prescription despite repeated warnings
from medical experts.
Saudi scholar Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al-Obaikan earlier issued a religious
edict (fatwa) permitting using of the tablet to delay menstrual bleeding
provided that it does not do any harm to the health of the persons concerned
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