• Make sure your doctor knows if you are breastfeeding, or if you have heart disease, kidney disease, epilepsy (seizures), migraine headaches, or asthma.
• For women: This medicine may cause more than one egg at a time to be released from your ovary. This means you may become pregnant with twins, triplets, or multiple babies. Talk with your doctor about this possibility before you start using this medicine.
• The medicine may cause a boy to start puberty too soon. Call your doctor if your child starts to show signs of puberty while using this medicine. Some signs are acne, voice changes, getting taller too fast, or starting to grow hair in the armpit or on the face.
• Profasi® contains benzyl alcohol. Tell your doctor if you have ever used benzyl alcohol before and it made you sick.
• Make sure any doctor or dentist who treats you knows that you are using this medicine. This medicine may affect the results of certain medical tests.

Call your doctor right away if you notice any of these side effects:

• Allergic reaction: Itching or hives, swelling in your face or hands, swelling or tingling in your mouth or throat, chest tightness, trouble breathing.
• Chest pain, or coughing up blood
• Numbness or weakness in your arm or leg, or on one side of your body
• Pain in your lower leg (calf)
• Severe nausea, vomiting, or pain in your pelvis (in women)
• Sudden or severe headache, problems with vision, speech, or walking
• Sudden weight gain or bloating (in women)

If you notice these less serious side effects, talk with your doctor:

• Feeling nervous, restless, or sad
• Headache
• Pain where the shot is given
• Swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet
• Tiredness