Should I be concerned about a delayed or missed period while taking Visanne®?

Hello, thank you for your question. I understand your concern and will look into this with you. First of all, can you confirm how long the Visanne has been stopped?

As your question is very specific, I will focus only on your questions about the medication and exclude your history of surgery as a doctor/gynecologist would be better able to answer them. Regarding taking Visanne, it is indeed common to see changes in menstrual bleeding patterns while taking the medication. Some women will have longer periods, spotting, irregular bleeding or no bleeding at all. These are reported effects of the drug. It is also known that taking the drug for a longer period of time increases the possibility of not having a period (30% of women treated with Visanne). In your case, you stopped Visanne because of a depressed mood (which is reported in 3% of users). According to studies, the return to a normal menstrual cycle occurs about 2 months after stopping the medication, so you could still be in a period of adaptation. Based solely on the data concerning the drug, a delay of a few days would not be alarming. However, it is important to note that Visanne is not an effective contraceptive method, so if you have had unprotected sex, it would still be wise to do a pregnancy test to rule out this possibility. We hope to have answered all your questions. Sincerely, Jean-Félix Côté, pharmacist