Negatives of The Contraceptive Patch
The patch shares the same hormones as the combined pill which is known to cause some serious side effects for a small percentage of women. These include blood clots and potentially breast and cervix cancer. In addition to this, the patch can lead to skin irritations, headaches and an increase in blood pressure amongst users. The additional use of certain medicines used to treat TB, epilepsy, HIV as well as some antibiotics and anti depressants can lead to a lowering of the contraceptives effectiveness, sometimes rendering it useless.