Post-marketing, Observational Study to Confirm the Safety and Efficacy of MARVELON (Study P06083)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women with willingness to prevent pregnancy and to take Marvelon® in compliance with the approved dosage and administration method

Exclusion Criteria:

• Women with constitution of hypersensitivity to ingredients of this product.
• Woman with estrogen-dependent tumor (for instance, breast cancer, cancer of uterine body and uterine myoma), cancer of uterine cervix, or suspected of them. [aggravation or manifestation of tumor may be induced.]
• Patients with abnormal genital bleeding for which diagnosis has not been established [Genital cancer is suspected. If bleeding is due to genital cancer, aggravation or manifestation of cancer may be induced.]
• Patients with thrombophlebitis, embolism pulmonary, cerebrovascular disorder, coronary diseases, or a history thereof [blood coagulation capacity may be increased and these symptoms may be aggravated.]
• Smoker aged 35 years or older taking 15 or more pieces of tobacco per day [It has been reported that cardiovascular disorder including myocardial infarction is liable to occur.]
• Patients with migraine accompanied by signal symptom (scotoma scintillans, star-shaped flash, etc.) [It has been reported that compared with patients without concomitant symptom, in patients with concomitant symptom cerebrovascular accidents (apoplectic ictus, etc.) are more prone to occur.]
• Patients with heart valve disease accompanied by pulmonary hypertension or fibrillary waves. Patients with heart valve disease with a history of acute bacterial endocardiosis [It has been reported that cardiovascular disorders such as thrombosis, etc. are liable to occur.]
• Patients with diabetes accompanied by vascular lesion (diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, etc.) [It has been reported that cardiovascular disorders such as thrombosis, etc. are liable to occur.]
• Women with constitution of thrombosis [It has been reported that cardiovascular disorders including thrombosis, etc. are liable to occur.]
• Patients with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome [It has been reported that cardiovascular disorders including thrombosis, etc. are liable to occur.]
• Patient within 4 weeks before operation, within 2 weeks after operation, within 4 weeks of after delivery or at rest for a long-term period [Blood coagulation capacity is increased and the risk of occurrence of adverse reactions in the cardiovascular system may become high.]
• Patients with serious hepatic disorder [Since metabolic capacity is decreased, the burden on the liver increases, and the symptom may be aggravated.]
• Patients with hepatic tumor [The symptom may be aggravated.]
• Patients with lipid metabolism disorder [It has been reported that cardiovascular disorders including thrombosis, etc. are liable to occur. Since there is a possibility of lipid metabolism being affected, the symptom may be aggravated.]
• Patients with hypertension (excluding mild hypertension) [It has been reported that cardiovascular disorders including thrombosis, etc. are liable to occur. The symptom may be aggravated.]
• Patients with otosclerosis [The symptom may be aggravated.]
• Patients with a history of jaundice, persisting itching or gestational herpes during pregnancy [The symptom may be aggravated.]
• Pregnant or possibly pregnant women [Refer to the section "Use during Pregnancy, Delivery or Lactation".]
• Lactating women [Refer to the section "Use during Pregnancy, Delivery or Lactation".]
• Women before puberty [Early epiphysiodesis may occur.]