Because of the way Saheli acts, it is common to get delayed and lighter periods. If you have not missed your tablets, there is no cause for worry. Do a pregnancy test only if your periods are delayed by more than 15 days from the usual dates. Understand that lighter periods are not harmful. Because you lose less blood with Saheli, you lose less haemoglobin and iron stores from your body. Thus, you are less likely to suffer from anaemia.

Saheli is absorbed after being taken orally. Like any oral medication, Saheli might not work well when you have diarrhoea and vomiting. You will have to continue using Saheli. In addition to it, also use condoms for added protection till your next period.

Missing a pill can cause pregnancy. If it is less than two days after missing the pill, take Saheli immediately and also continue with the next dose as previously due. If it is more than two days, continue taking the Saheli pill as planned, but use additional contraception viz. condoms till your next period. If it is more than one week of forgetting the pill, it is necessary to start from the beginning - take a tablet on the first day of your next period, twice a week for three months and then once a week. You have to use condoms till your next period.

Saheli has a low potential for harmful interactions with other drugs. The co-administration of Ibuprofen, Rifampicin, Salbutamol, Nifedepine, Diazepam, Paracetamol and Haloperidol do not affect the pharrnacokinetics or efficacy of Saheli. Tetracycline and Amoxycillin may lower the bio-availability of Saheli. During treatment with these antibiotics, it is advisable to use backup protection like condoms till the onset of the next period.

Saheli acts as a contraceptive only as long as it is taken regularly. If you stop taking Saheli, you can return to your natural fertility Within six months.

Missing a Saheli pill can result in pregnancy. However, Saheli has been well studied and has been found to be safe for the unborn baby; it does not cause adverse physical or mental effects. Once you become pregnant, Saheli cannot act; so you need to stop using the pill.

Saheli has no such side-effects, and it has no effect on mood or libido.

Saheli is secreted In breast milk in minimal quantities and Is unlikely to cause harm at the contraceptive dose. So it Is not contra-indicated in lactating mothers.