Overdose : מינון יתר

4.9. Overdose

No serious ill effects have been reported following acute ingestion of large doses of oral contraceptives. Overdosage may cause nausea, vomiting and, in young girls, vaginal bleeding. There are no antidotes and treatment should be symptomatic.


4.10. [Non-Contraceptive Health Benefits

The following non-contraceptive health benefits related to the use of combination oral contraceptives are supported by epidemiological studies which largely utilized oral contraceptive formulations containing estrogen doses exceeding 0.035 mg of ethinyl estradiol or 0.05 mg mestranol.


Effects on menses:
•   increased menstrual cycle regularity

•   decreased blood loss and decreased incidence of iron deficiency anemia 
•   decreased incidence of dysmenorrhea

Effects related to inhibition of ovulation:
•   decreased incidence of functional ovarian cysts

•   decreased incidence of ectopic pregnancies

Other effects:
•   decreased incidence of fibroadenomas and fibrocystic disease of the breast 
•   decreased incidence of acute pelvic inflammatory disease
•   decreased incidence of endometrial cancer

•   decreased incidence of ovarian cancer.]