Cyproterone Acetate + Ethinylestradiol

Spotting or bleeding may occur between your periods during the first 1-2 months of taking oral contraceptives. However, if this continues after the second month, consult your doctor.

Other common side effects that you may experience include:

• Nausea, vomiting, bloating and abdominal cramps. Take the medication after food to minimise gastric side effects.
• Breast tenderness. Decrease salt intake and drink more water to help your body expel excess water.
• Headache or migraine. Paracetamol can be taken to manage headaches.
• Intolerance to contact lenses
• Weight changes, mood swings. To take the medication at the same time everyday to avoid large hormonal fluctuations.
• Pigmentation of the skin. Apply sunblock when outdoors and avoid long hours of sun exposure.

Consult your doctor about any symptom that becomes bothersome.​

Using a combined hormonal pill increases a woman’s risk of developing blood clots compared with a woman not taking any combined hormonal pill. The risk of developing blood clot in a vein is highest during the first year a woman uses the pill. Other risk factors of developing blood clots include smoking and obesity. However, blood clot formation is rare and the doctor would have evaluated and weighed its benefits over risks before making the recommendation.

Report to your doctor if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms:

• Any unusual sudden cough
• Severe pain in the chest which may reach the left arm
• Change in your speech, including slurring of words
• Change in your senses of hearing, smell or taste
• Breathlessness or difficulty in breathing
• Unusual, severe or long lasting headache or worsening of migraine
• Dizziness or fainting
• Severe pain in your abdomen
• Severe pain in legs or swelling in either of your legs.
• Weakness or numbness in any part of your body