The Negatives of The Progestogen only Pill (POP)
The progestogen only pill has been known to have a couple of side effects. Users have reported experiencing mood swings, tenderness or pain in the breasts and an increase in acne and other skin complaints. As with the combined pill, a small minority also report suffering from a loss of libido or sex drive.
Periods have been known to become affected with around 40% of women experiencing irregular bleeding. However in some instances this may be due to an unrelated infection and a doctor should always be consulted.
In instances of vomiting and diarrhea, the pill will lose its effectiveness. In these situations an additional form of contraception will be required throughout the period of illness and then for a further seven days following.
The pill has to be taken within the same three hour period each day. Failure to do so will result in the loss of the pills contraceptive effects and additional protection will be required. This protection will need to be used for a further two days before you are able to return to the course of pills.
If you are overly concerned about missing this three hour window, Cerazette offers users a daily window of up to twelve hours for use of the pill and may be a better fit for the more absent minded user.
As with the combined pill, some medications can affect the reliability of this contraceptive method and should be disclosed to a doctor before any prescriptions are made. The progestogen pill offers users no protection against sexually transmitted diseases and infections.