Desogen Side Effects
It is quite rare for women to experience serious side effects when taking Desogen, though some patients may experience the following conditions:
- Blood clots in the legs
- Liver tumors that can possibly rupture
- High blood pressure
Cigarette smoking can worsen these side effects and can also cause severe cardiovascular side effects. This particular risk increases with age, particularly in women over the age of 35.
These side effects, though common to Desogen usage, should be discussed with your doctor if they become severe or wearisome:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Bleeding or spotting
- Breast tenderness
- Weight gain
- Difficulty wearing contact lenses
Side effects such as nausea and vomiting may disappear within three months of taking Desogen.
Things to Know, Precautions, Things to Ask Your Physician:
Discuss any medical conditions you may have with your doctor. Your doctor will likely request a detailed medical history and may perform a pelvic examination before prescribing Desogen. Women taking Desogen are typically examined once a year after taking the oral contraceptive.
Inform your doctor if you have any of the following conditions:
- Blood clots
- Cardiovascular issues
- Hypertension
- Diabetes with vascular involvement
- Coronary artery or cerebral vascular disease
- Headaches with focal neurological symptoms
- Major surgery with prolonged immobilization
- Known or suspected carcinoma in the breast
- Carcinoma of the endometrium
- Genital bleeding that is undiagnosed
- Cholestatic jaundice
- Hepatic tumors
- Suspected or known pregnancy
- Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients in Desogen
Contact a doctor immediately should any of the following conditions occur:
- Sharp chest pain, coughing of blood, or sudden shortness of breath
- Pain in the calf
- Crushing chest pain or heaviness in the chest
- Sudden severe headache or vomiting, dizziness or fainting, disturbances of vision or speech, weakness, or numbness in an arm or leg
- Sudden partial or complete loss of vision
- Breast lumps
- Severe pain or tenderness in the stomach area
- Difficulty sleeping, weakness, lack of energy, fatigue, or change in mood
- Jaundice or a yellowing of the skin or eyeballs, accompanied frequently by fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, dark colored urine, or light colored bowel movements
Desogen is designed to prevent pregnancy and not sexually transmitted diseases. Further use of contraceptives such as condoms may better aid in protection against sexually transmitted diseases.
What to Avoid When Taking the Drug:
It is strongly recommended that smoking be avoided while taking Desogen, especially in women over 35.
If you are nursing, you should inform your doctor before taking Desogen as the drug may be passed to a baby through breast milk. There have been a few adverse effects found in children including jaundice, breast enlargement, and malnutrition because of a reduction in the quality of the milk. It is recommended that women who wish to take Desogen discontinue breastfeeding or refrain from taking Desogen until breastfeeding is complete.
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