Like all medicines, Marvelon can cause some side effects, however not everybody taking Marvelon will experience these side effects. The following are a list of side effects that have been associated with Marvelon;
Signs of a severe allergic reaction to Marvelon:
- swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat
Signs of breast cancer include:
- dimpling of the skin
- changes in the nipple
- any lumps you can see or feel.
Signs of cancer of the cervix include:
- vaginal discharge that smells and/or contains blood
- unusual vaginal bleeding
- pelvic pain
- painful sex
Signs of severe liver problems include:
- severe pain in your upper abdomen
- yellow skin or eyes (jaundice)
- inflammation of the liver (hepatitis)
- your whole body starts itching
- If you think you may have any of these, see a doctor straight away. You may need to stop taking Yasmin
Common side effects (between 1 and 10 in every 100 users may be affected):
- depressive mood
- headache, migraine
- nausea
- breast pain, breast tenderness, menstrual disorders, bleeding between periods, thick whitish vaginal discharge, vaginal yeast infection
Uncommon side effects (between 1 and 10 in every 1,000 users may be affected):
- breast enlargement
- altered interest in sex
- high blood pressure, low blood pressure
- vomiting, diarrhoea
- acne, severe itching, skin rash, hair loss (alopecia)
- vaginal infection
- fluid retention
- body weight changes
Rear side effects (between 1 and 10 in every 1,000 users may be affected):
- hearing impairment
- asthma
- breast secretion
- allergic reactions (hypersensitivity)
- the skin conditions erythema nodosum (characterized by painful reddish skin nodules) or erythema multiforme (characterized by rash with target-shaped reddening or sores).
- harmful blood clots in a vein or artery for example:
- in a leg or foot (i.e. DVT)
- in a lung (i.e. PE)
- heart attack
- stroke
- mini-stroke or temporary stroke-like symptoms, known as a transient ischaemic attack (TIA)
- blood clots in the liver, stomach/intestine, kidneys or eye.
The chance of having a blood clot may be higher if you have any other conditions that increase this risk.
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