Each PERSONA starter pack contains 16 simple, disposable urine test sticks and a hand held monitor. The test sticks collect hormones from your early morning urine and convert them into a form that can be read by the monitor.
The monitor reads the test sticks, learns about your cycle and gives you contraceptive advice each day.
Based on independent trials, PERSONA is 94% effective when used according to instructions and as the only method of contraception. This means that if 100 women use PERSONA for one year as a form of contraception, 6 are expected to become pregnant due to PERSONA incorrectly identifying their fertile days.
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PERSONA- a natural method of contraception that identifies the fertile days of a woman's cycle
Before starting to use PERSONA you need to be absolutely sure that Persona is the right method of contraception for your body and for your lifestyle. The makers of PERSONA want to ensure that you make the best decision for yourself. To find out if PERSONA suits you medically please read the information below;
PERSONA must not be used by women:
- with cycles shorter than 23 days
- with cycles longer than 35 days
- who have experienced menopausal symptoms
- who are breast feeding
- who are using hormonal treatments, e.g.
hormonal contraception
fertility treatments
hormone replacement therapy
- who are using any other treatments which may affect their cycle
- taking antibiotics containing tetracyclines ( except oxytetracycline and doxycycline which CAN be used ). If you have any doubts about whether the antibiotic you are taking contains tetracyclines, please consult your pharmacist or doctor
- who have impaired liver or kidney function or polycystic ovarian syndrome
PERSONA is not recommended for women for whom pregnancy is totally unacceptable.
If you have recently been or are currently: using hormonal contraception (e.g. the pill, IUS, implants, injection) or using treatments that affect your cycle (e.g. emergency contraception) you MUST FINISH taking the medication as instructed by your doctor, and then MUST WAIT until your cycles return to normal, i.e. until you have had at least two natural consecutive monthly cycles, each lasting 23-35 days, and your third period starts, before using PERSONA. If you do not wait, the reliability of PERSONA will be significantly reduced.
If you have recently been:
- pregnant (even if not carried to full term)
- breast feeding
you MUST WAIT until your cycles return to normal before using PERSONA, see above.
Please call the PERSONA Line or consult your doctor or pharmacist for further advice.
PERSONA MUST BE USED ACCORDING TO THESE INSTRUCTIONS. NO METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION CAN PROVIDE 100% PROTECTION AGAINST PREGNANCY. PERSONA OFFERS NO PROTECTION FROM SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS OR HIV, THE VIRUS WHICH CAUSES AIDS. THE RELIABILITY OF PERSONA IS DEPENDENT ON ABSTINENCE ON 'RED' DAYS. THE RISK OF PREGNANCY IS CONSIDERABLY GREATER IF YOU HAVE SEX ON A 'RED' DAY EVEN IF YOU USE A BARRIER METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION, E.G. A CONDOM.