Ehinylestradiol 30μg
Levonorgestrel 150μg
Do not use this product if you are at risk of or have any history of blood clots.
This product does not provide any protection against sexually transmitted infections.
Oral Contraception
Take one tablet daily, around the same time every day.
Follow printed instructions provided with this medication.
If starting Microgynon on days 1 to 5 of your period, it should give you immediate contraceptive protection. As long you do not have a short or irregular menstrual cycle.
If you do have a short or irregular menstrual cycle you’ll need to use an alternative contraceptive method such as condoms for 7 days, if you have sex.
You should take your first Microgynon pill on the first day of your next period. You will niot have a bleed until after your first strip of Microgynon.
You should start Microgynon after the end of the previous strip.
You should start Microgynon after your last active pill.
Start taking Microgynon on the first day of bleeding, even if you've already taken a progestogen-only pill that day.
those with active cancer or those with 3 years of cancer remission.
Nausea, weight gain, stomach ache, headaches.
Depressive mood, mood swings.
Sore or painful breasts.
Lactose, maize starch, povidone, magnesium stearate (E572), sucrose, macrogol 6000, calcium carbonate (E170), talc, glycol montanate, titanium dioxide (E171), glycerin (E422), ferric oxide pigment yellow (E172) .
Some contraceptives can cause your blood pressure to rise. So you will have to have your blood pressure checked by your GP at least yearly.
If you have a high BMI, some combined oral contraceptives may not be suitable. You should also get your weight checked every year if you are on Microgynon.
You will need to ensure you are not already pregnant, and this may have to be excluded with a pregnancy test.
If you are currently breast feeding, you may be advised not to use Microgynon and use alternative contraception.
While you’re on the pill – you should go for regular cervical smear tests and you should also check your breasts or nipples on a monthly basis for any changes such as lumps or dimpling of the skin.
Microgynon may also affect the results of any blood tests, so you should inform your GP that you are taking this medication.
If you’re new to taking contraceptives or new to using Microgynon, you may be better suited to taking no more than a 3-month supply, so you can see if it suits you and whether you experience any side effects.
A 6 months supply is more suitable if you’re already using Microgynon or have used it in the past.
You can also go to your GP for contraceptives.
If you need to change your contraceptive please contact us and our practitioners will be happy to advise you further.
Microgynon is 99% effective at preventing pregnancy when taken correctly. If not taken correctly, statistics show around 9% of women will get pregnant.
If you are a smoker and over 35 years of age, you may be advised not to use Microgynon, and use another form of contraceptive such as an intrauterine device (IUD), contracpetive implant or others alternatives.
If you have missed a pill in a strip at any point, and do not bleed during the first pill-free break, you may be pregnant. Inform your doctor and perform a pregnancy test.
Additionally, if you start a strip late, or your pill-free break became longer than seven days, you also may not be protected from pregnancy.
If you have had unprotected sex in the last seven days, you should ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice. Emergency contraception may be considered and you may also have to use barrier contraception (e.g. condoms) for seven days as well.
You should take the last pill of the strip in place of the lost pill, and then take the others on their usual days.
This cycle will end up one day shorter than normal, but your contraceptive protection will not be affected.
This then means after your seven pill-free days, your next starting date will be one day earlier than before.
Alternatively, if you lose a pill you can even take a pill from a spare strip if you have any, and that means you can continue your other pills as normal and stay in sync.
The spare strip will come in useful in future if you lose any other pills.
if you’re better within 12 hours of taking the pill, you should follow the same procedure as if you “lost a pill”.
But if you’re still being sick more than 12 hours after taking it, you will follow the same process as if you “missed a pill”.
If the stomach upset continues or gets worse, your GP may recommend another form of contraception.
Do not throw away any medicines down a drain or into a bin.