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This contraceptive contains two types of female sex hormones, oestrogen and progestogen. These hormones stop you getting pregnant by working in three ways: by preventing an egg being released from your ovaries; by making the fluid (mucus) in your cervix thicker, which makes it more difficult for sperm to enter the womb; and by preventing the lining of your womb thickening enough for an egg to grow in it.
marvelon is a 21-day Pill – you take one each day for 21 days, followed by 7 days when you take no pills.
Tell your doctor if any of the following conditions apply to you.
If the condition develops, or gets worse while you are using Marvelon, you should also
tell your doctor.
• If you experience symptoms of angioedema such as swollen face, tongue and/or
throat and/or difficulty swallowing or hives potentially with difficulty breathing
contact a doctor immediately. Products containing oestrogens may cause or
worsen the symptoms of hereditary and acquired angioedema
▪ If you have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis (chronic inflammatory bowel
disease)
▪ If you have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE – a disease affecting your
natural defence system)
▪ If you have haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS – a disorder of blood clotting
causing failure of the kidneys)
▪ If you have sickle cell anaemia (an inherited disease of the red blood cells)
▪ If you have inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)
▪ If you have elevated levels of fat in the blood (hypertriglyceridaemia) or a positive
family history for this condition. Hypertriglyceridaemia has been associated with
an increased risk of developing pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
▪ If you need an operation, or you are off your feet for a long time
▪ If you have just given birth you are at an increased risk of blood clots. You should
ask your doctor how soon after delivery you can start taking Femodette
▪ If you have an inflammation in the veins under the skin (superficial
thrombophlebitis)
▪ If you have varicose veins
▪ If you have diabetes
▪ If you or your close family have ever had problems with your heart, or circulation
such as high blood pressure
Marvelon comes in strips of 21 pills, each marked with a day of the week.
▪ Take your pill at the same time every day.
▪ Start by taking a pill marked with the correct day of the week.
▪ Follow the direction of the arrows on the strip. Take one pill each day, until you have finished all 21 pills.
▪ Swallow each pill whole, with water if necessary. Do not chew the pill.
After you have taken all 21 pills in the strip, you have seven days when you take no pills. So if you take the last pill of one pack on a Friday, you will take the first pill of your next pack on the Saturday of the following week.
The active substances are desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol. Each tablet contains: 150 micrograms
of the progestogen desogestrel, and 30 micrograms of the oestrogen ethinyl estradiol.
The other ingredients are: dl-alpha-tocopherol, potato starch, povidone, stearic acid, aerosol and
lactose.
Common side effects (between 100 and 1000 in every 10,000 users may be affected)
▪ feeling sick
▪ stomach ache
▪ putting on weight
▪ headaches
▪ depressive moods or mood swings
▪ sore or painful breasts
Uncommon side effects (between 10 and 100 in every 10,000 users may be affected)
▪ being sick and stomach upsets
▪ fluid retention
▪ migraine
▪ loss of interest in sex
▪ breast enlargement
▪ skin rash, which may be itchy
Rare side effects (between 1 and 10 in every 10,000 users may be affected)
▪ poor tolerance of contact lenses
▪ losing weight
▪ increase of interest in sex