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The oral contraceptive pill was used widely because of its high efficacy. However, poor patient compliance inevitably led to higher-than-ideal pregnancy rates, as users often forgot to take the pill at the right time, to take it every day, or had gastrointestinal conditions which interfered with its digestion and absorption.
The contraceptive patch was one of the alternatives designed to address this issue.
The patch is not a perfect means of contraception, because of some drawbacks listed below:
Minor side effects may occur for the first few months, such as:
Estrogen and progesterone may produce some life-threatening complications, such as:
Women with the following conditions should not use the patch for fear of thromboembolism:
The patch is also not suitable for women who are exclusively breastfeeding their infants and are less than six months postpartum.