The mini pill has many side effects due to their property to increase or decrease the hormonal levels in the body. However, none of these side effects are too serious. It alters one’s hormonal level to achieve its objective to prevent pregnancy. The progesterone level is needed to be high for the mucus in the cervix to become thick; disallowing the sperm to fertilize the egg thereby prevents pregnancy. It prevents the thickening of the lining of the uterus thereby preventing the uterus to be conducive for the fertilization of the egg. This is how a progestin containing mini pill achieves the pregnancy control by varying the hormonal level in the the body which can be harmful. Unlike other birth control pills the tenderness in the breast and nausea doesn’t occur with Mini pill. Some of the side effects associated with the mini pill are:

• The most widely seen side effect associated with the mini pill is the irregular bleeding.
• It is seen woman using mini pill tend to miss their periods, some might have irregular periods and spotting is also observed in some cases, while some might continue to have regular periods.
• Women taking these pills tend to have mood changes.
• Your sex drive could be lowered due to these mini pills.
• Also severe headaches are reported.