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. 2022 Jun 13;11(12):3389. doi: 10.3390/jcm11123389

Table 5.

Side effects at six weeks.

Group 1 Norethisterone Acetate 5 mg Group 2 Doubling Dose Group 3 No Change Group 4 Switching Type p-Value
No adverse effect 26 (77%) 14 (82%) 39 (85%) 5 (83%) 0.198
Decreased libido 4 (12%) 0 (0%) 2 (4%) 0 (0%)
Headache/abdominal pain/dizziness 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1 (2%) 0 (0%)
Mood swings/depression/fatigue 3 (9%) 2 (12%) 2 (4%) 1 (17%)
No change in breastfeeding 25 (73%) 12 (70%) 43 (94%) 5 (83%) 0.083
Decreased in breastfeeding 8 (24%) 3 (18%) 3 (6%) 1 (17%)
Stopped breastfeeding 1 (3%) 2 (11%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)