Microgestin 1/20 side effects by duration, gender and age - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

< 1 month:

1. Erythema (redness of the skin)
2. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
3. Chills (felling of cold)

1 - 6 months:

1. Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure)
2. Menorrhagia (an abnormally heavy bleeding and prolonged menstrual period at regular intervals)
3. Pregnancy on oral contraceptive
4. Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)

6 - 12 months:

1. Colitis ischaemic (due to infection of intestine impaired blood supply to colon)

1 - 2 years:

1. Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
2. Transient ischaemic attack (a transient episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by ischemia (loss of blood flow))

2 - 5 years:

n/a

5 - 10 years:

n/a

10+ years:

n/a

not specified:

1. Intermenstrual bleeding
2. Acne cystic (skin problems that cause pimples)
3. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
4. Abortion induced (medically referred abortion)
5. Abortion spontaneous (naturally occurring miscarriage)
6. Acne (skin problems that cause pimples)
7. Adenoviral haemorrhagic cystitis
8. Alcohol interaction
9. Amenorrhoea (absence of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age)
10. Application site discolouration

female:

1. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
2. Acne cystic (skin problems that cause pimples)
3. Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure)
4. Chills (felling of cold)
5. Coeliac disease (simple food intolerance)
6. Colitis ischaemic (due to infection of intestine impaired blood supply to colon)
7. Erythema (redness of the skin)
8. Haematochezia (passage of stools containing blood)
9. Menorrhagia (an abnormally heavy bleeding and prolonged menstrual period at regular intervals)
10. Menstruation irregular

male:

n/a

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

1. Vaginal discharge

20-29:

1. Alopecia (absence of hair from areas of the body)
2. Acne (skin problems that cause pimples)
3. Adenoviral haemorrhagic cystitis
4. Amenorrhoea (absence of a menstrual period in a woman of reproductive age)
5. Blister (small pocket of fluid within the upper layers of the skin caused by forceful rubbing (friction), burning, freezing, chemical exposure)
6. Chills (felling of cold)
7. Menstruation irregular
8. Pregnancy on oral contraceptive
9. Transient ischaemic attack (a transient episode of neurologic dysfunction caused by ischemia (loss of blood flow))

30-39:

1. Deep vein thrombosis (blood clot in a major vein that usually develops in the legs and/or pelvis)
2. Abortion induced (medically referred abortion)
3. Abortion spontaneous (naturally occurring miscarriage)
4. Colitis ischaemic (due to infection of intestine impaired blood supply to colon)
5. Pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung)

40-49:

1. Acne cystic (skin problems that cause pimples)
2. Application site discolouration
3. Autoimmune thyroiditis (form of thyroiditis associated with an autoimmune disease)
4. Menorrhagia (an abnormally heavy bleeding and prolonged menstrual period at regular intervals)

50-59:

n/a

60+:

n/a