Side Effects, Health Benefits, and Health Risks

Side Effects (see Managing Any Problems)

Some users report the following:

• Changes in bleeding patterns including:
  • For breastfeeding women, longer delay in return of monthly bleeding after childbirth (lengthened postpartum amenorrhea)
  • Frequent bleeding
  • Irregular bleeding
  • Infrequent bleeding
  • Prolonged bleeding
  • No monthly bleeding
  Breastfeeding also affects a woman’s bleeding patterns.
• Headaches
• Dizziness
• Mood changes
• Breast tenderness
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea

Other possible physical changes:

• For women not breastfeeding, enlarged ovarian follicles

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