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Side effects
Tell your physician if you notice any unwanted effect, especially if severe or persistent, or if there is a change in your health that you think might be caused by Yasmin.
Serious reactions associated with the use of combined oral contraceptives such as Yasmin, as well as the related symptoms, are described in the section "Before you use Yasmin". Please read this section carefully and consult your physician where appropriate.
The following have been reported in users of combined oral contraceptives such as Yasmin, although they may not be caused by the contraceptive pill. Such undesirable effects that occur in the first few months that you are using Yasmin will probably lessen with time.
* 1. breast tenderness, enlargement, pain and secretion
* 2. dizziness, headache; migraine
* 3. nervousness
* 4. Changes in sexual drive; depressive moods/mood changes
* 5. changes in the cornea of the eye, contact lens intolerance, disease of the nerves of the eye (optic neuritis)
* 6. nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and feeling sick
* 7. changes in vaginal secretion, bleeding between periods, vaginal thrush
* 8. rash, urticaria, certain skin disorders (erythema nodosum or erythema multiforme), acne
* 9. fluid retention
* 10. changes in body weight
* 11. reduced carbohydrate tolerance
* 12. hypertension
* 13. hypersensitivity reactions
Precautions
Do not use Yasmin if you have any of the conditions listed below. If any of these apply to you, tell your physician before starting to use Yasmin. Your physician may advise you to use a different type of hormonal contraception or an entirely different (non-hormonal) method of birth control.
You must not use Yasmin if:
* you have, or have ever had a disorder affecting the blood circulation. In particular, those conditions relating to thrombosis. Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot. This may occur in the blood vessels of the legs (deep vein...
Tell your physician if you notice any unwanted effect, especially if severe or persistent, or if there is a change in your health that you think might be caused by Yasmin.
Serious reactions associated with the use of combined oral contraceptives such as Yasmin, as well as the related symptoms, are described in the section "Before you use Yasmin". Please read this section carefully and consult your physician where appropriate.
The following have been reported in users of combined oral contraceptives such as Yasmin, although they may not be caused by the contraceptive pill. Such undesirable effects that occur in the first few months that you are using Yasmin will probably lessen with time.
* 1. breast tenderness, enlargement, pain and secretion
* 2. dizziness, headache; migraine
* 3. nervousness
* 4. Changes in sexual drive; depressive moods/mood changes
* 5. changes in the cornea of the eye, contact lens intolerance, disease of the nerves of the eye (optic neuritis)
* 6. nausea, abdominal pain, vomiting and feeling sick
* 7. changes in vaginal secretion, bleeding between periods, vaginal thrush
* 8. rash, urticaria, certain skin disorders (erythema nodosum or erythema multiforme), acne
* 9. fluid retention
* 10. changes in body weight
* 11. reduced carbohydrate tolerance
* 12. hypertension
* 13. hypersensitivity reactions
Precautions
Do not use Yasmin if you have any of the conditions listed below. If any of these apply to you, tell your physician before starting to use Yasmin. Your physician may advise you to use a different type of hormonal contraception or an entirely different (non-hormonal) method of birth control.
You must not use Yasmin if:
* you have, or have ever had a disorder affecting the blood circulation. In particular, those conditions relating to thrombosis. Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot. This may occur in the blood vessels of the legs (deep vein...