MICROGYNON 30

Country: Australia

Language: English

Source: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)

Active ingredient:

Ethinyloestradiol; Levonorgestrel

Available from:

Bayer Australia Ltd

Class:

Medicine Registered

Patient Information leaflet

MICROGYNON
®
 30 CMI  
1

MICROGYNON
®
 30 
(MY
⋅CROW⋅GUY⋅NON) 
Contraceptive tablets for women 
_ethinyloestradiol and levonorgestrel _

CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION  

WHAT IS IN THIS 
LEAFLET 
This leaflet answers some 
common questions about 
Microgynon 30. It does not 
contain all the available 
information. It does not take 
the place of talking to your 
doctor or pharmacist. 

All medicines have risks 
and benefits. Your doctor 
has weighed the risks of you 
taking Microgynon 30 
against the benefits they 
expect it will have for you. 

IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS, 
OR ARE UNSURE ABOUT TAKING 
THIS MEDICINE, ASK YOUR 
DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST FOR 
MORE ADVICE. 

KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE 
MEDICINE. 
You may need to read it 
again. 
WHAT 
MICROGYNON 30 
IS USED FOR 
Microgynon 30 is a 
combined oral 
contraceptive, commonly 
known as a ‘birth control 
pill’ or ‘the Pill’.  
Microgynon 30 is used to 
prevent pregnancy. 
You may also experience 
the following benefits: 
• more regular and shorter 
periods and a decrease in 
the amount of blood you 
lose each month 
• a decrease in anaemia 
(iron deficiency) 
• a decrease in period pain. 

Some medical conditions 
such as pelvic inflammatory 
disease, ovarian cysts, 
ectopic pregnancy and 
disorders of the uterus 
(womb), ovaries and breast 
are less common in women 
using oral contraceptives.  

When taken correctly, it 
prevents you from 
becoming pregnant in 
several ways: 
• inhibiting the egg release 
by stopping it maturing 
• changing the cervical 
mucus consistency, 
making it more difficult 
for the sperm to reach the 
egg 
• changing the lining of the 
uterus, making it less 
suitable for implantation. 

ASK YOUR DOCTOR IF YOU 
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT 
WHY THIS MEDICINE HAS 
BEEN PRESCRIBED FOR YOU. 
Your doctor may have 
p