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See your doctor if you continue toexperience difficulties in fallingpregnant.Tell your doctor if you feeldepressed, think you are retainingwater or your eyes areuncomfortable whilst wearingcontact lenses.Your doctor will make an assessmentof your condition and advise whetheror not you should continue to takeBREVINOR-1.See your doctor if you notice anyunusual physical changes ordiscomfort while using oralcontraceptives.Women who use oral contraceptivesshould visit their doctor regularly formedical check-ups, which mayinclude blood tests and a cervicalsmear. Your doctor will advise youof the type and frequency of any testsrequired.Tell any other doctors, dentists,and pharmacists who are treatingyou that you are takingBREVINOR-1.Tell your doctor, dentist orpharmacist that you are takingBREVINOR-1 if you are about tobe started on any new medicine.Things you must not doDo not smoke while you are takingoral contraceptives.Cigarette smoking increases the riskof blood clotting and damage to theheart and blood vessels from birthcontrol pills. The risk increases withage and with heavy smoking (15 ormore cigarettes per day) and is quitemarked in women over 35 years ofage.Do not stop taking your tablets if afull monthly period or slightspotting starts before all tabletshave been taken.Slight spotting during tablet taking isnormally of no significance.See your doctor if such bleedingpersists, or if heavier bleedingoccurs.Things to be careful ofSlight breast tenderness or a feelingof sickness may occur in the first fewmonths of use. This usuallyimproves or stops with continueduse.If vaginal irritation or dischargeoccurs, it may be an indication ofyeast infection for which treatment isavailable from your doctor.Talk to your doctor if you arebreast feeding.BREVINOR-1 may affect theamount and quality of breast milk asthe components of BREVINOR-1 arefound in breast milk.Side effectsTell your doctor or pharmacist assoon as possible if you do not feelwell while you are takingBREVINOR-1.All medicines can have side effects.Sometimes they are serious, most ofthe time they are not. You may needmedical treatment if you get some ofthe side effects.Ask your doctor or pharmacist toanswer any questions you mayhave.Tell your doctor if you notice anyof the following and they worryyou:* break-through bleeding* spotting* gastric or stomach discomfortsincluding nausea and vomiting* change in menstrual flow* change in weight* retention of fluids* dark discolouration of the skin* blotchy discolouration on theface (which may persist after thetablets have been stopped)* absence of periods* breast changes (tenderness,enlargement and secretion)* headache, dizziness* nervousness* mental depression* fatigue or tiredness* hair growth or loss of scalp hair* acne, rashes, itching* eye lesions* leg cramps* back ache, change in libido* vaginal thrush, vaginal irritation,bladder irritation or urinary tractinfection* pre-menstrual-like symptoms* change in cervical secretions* suppression of milk production* vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)deficiencyThe most serious known side effectwith Combined Oral Contraceptiveuse is abnormal blood clotting whichmay have serious consequences.Deaths have occurred in somewomen as a result of blood clotscarried by the blood stream causingobstruction of blood vessels in thelungs or in the brain. The risk ofdeveloping blood clotting disordersand other blood vessel diseases inoral contraceptive users increaseswith age from 30 years onwards.Cigarette smoking also increases therisk. These problems may persistafter a woman has stopped taking thebirth control pill.The use of a Combined OralContraceptive can increase the risk ofa woman having a heart attack.Other risk factors for a heart attackinclude cigarette smoking; highblood pressure; high cholesterol;obesity; diabetes; a history ofpre-eclamptic toxaemia in pregnancyand age over 40 years.Some women may experience a risein blood pressure following the useof oral contraceptives.The association between the use ofCombined Oral Contraceptives andthe development of breast cancer andcervical cancer has not been firmlyestablished to date.Rarer side effects associated with theuse of combined oral contraceptivesare not listed here. You may wish todiscuss these, or any of the sideBREVINOR-1* 21 AND BREVINOR-1* 28 DAY TABLETS 4