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Side effects or Adverse Effects of Birth Control Pills / Oral Contraceptive Pills

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The Birth Control Pill is extremely safe and effective but some women experience the following side or adverse effects in the initial stage, which fades away eventually over a period of three months.

Nausea

Weight gain

Headaches, dizziness

Tenderness of the breast

Spotting may occur especially with pills containing progestin only

Mood swings

Blood clots within blood vessels (especially seen in women who are above 35 yrs of age and are in the habit of smoking)

Dark Spotty pigmentation of the skin

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Posted by:  as09222(Guest)  Posted on: 04/24/2013
i have taken uv72 in sep 2012 but in this month april my period has not come for last 2 months what shud i do and i have checked i am not pregnant



Posted by:  khan3792  Posted on: 04/22/2013
Hey,my gf is having some mensuration cycle problem,nd usually miss the cycle some time,treatment is going on for that nd now she is normal from 2 months,can she take contraceptive pills in case of emergency.



Posted by:  jomcy  Posted on: 04/05/2013
Dear madam, i want to postponed my Decrease in menstrual in one month next week my marge ..after marge 3 to 4 days my period time also if possible to postponed this month can you please help which tablet i want to use



Posted by:  jaydivung(Guest)  Posted on: 02/11/2013
Hi there1! Are pills help to reduce/cease any abnorminal pains in females? Let's say for the last 1 year. The pain radiates to the back and forth. What are the effects of these abnominal pains, like throbbing at times? Appreciate your kind advise. Regards, Joan



Posted by:  pharmareporter(Guest)  Posted on: 02/02/2013
Hi, I am anirban maity, student of b.pharm. 3 rd year. Due to excessive use of birth control pills infertility can occurs. the birth control pills disturbed the estrogen-progesterone balance, which is the two main hormone in women sexual system. for details information about this tropic please fallow the link : http://goo.gl/KWOPY



Posted by:  NAREN.28  Posted on: 12/25/2012
hi if i don't want children then what is the safest period to have sex.



Posted by:  ameuta24(Guest)  Posted on: 11/27/2012
hii i am 23 married.i had 4-5 times i -pill 2yrs before,n yet periods r regular.....n abslutely fine with my health.....so is there any issue for my pregnancy.....pls suggest....



Posted by:  SRIVASTAVASR(Guest)  Posted on: 10/28/2012
My wife has only one kidney presently. Can we use contraceptive. Pl. suggest.



Posted by:  UPARTHOROY(Guest)  Posted on: 10/27/2012
if after 24/36 hours of sex i-pill[ranbaxy chemicals] is taken and then there is pain in the tits of left breast and swelling of the breast. what does it indicate. does it indicate that pregnancy has started. if so what is the solution



Posted by:  vaka2012  Posted on: 08/21/2012
Hell! I started using Mala-D Contraceptive pill from 3rd August[my period time started at 16th July], and we met at 3rd August also. Means i take pill from the day onwards we met. But this month i dint get periods. Is there a chance to get pregency ? Then how to lost my pregency using medicene. please help me...




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