Some women also experience changes to their periods or experience irregular bleeding. Your periods may become more or less frequent or stop all together. This also tends to settle down with time. If you start taking Desogestrel during the first 5 days of your period, it’ll work straight away. If your menstrual cycle is short or you start the pill on any other day of your cycle, you won’t be protected from pregnancy. You’ll need to use condoms for the first 2 days of taking the pill. Desogestrel effectiveness Like with all medications, there’s a chance you might experience some side effects with Desogestrel, but these tend to be mild. The mini pill is suitable for lots of women and is often appropriate for more women than the combined pill. For example, unlike the combined pill, it’s usually suitable for smokers over 35 or experience migraines with aura.

At first you might find you experience some acne, sore breasts and headaches, but these usually stop in a couple of months. Find out more about Desogestrel and acne in our guide. When taken correctly Desogestrel is 99% effective, meaning out of 100 women, one will get pregnant in a year. With ‘typical use’ it’s thought that around nine in 100 women will get pregnant. Who can take Desogestrel?

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