Concerns about the pill have seen new life lately because of attention the media has paid to a number of studies and lawsuits involving the brand name pills Yaz and Yasmin, the contraceptive ring NuvaRing, and the contraceptive patch sold as Ortho Evra. The chapter talks about contraceptive ...
The brand name in the Unites States is Ella. In other countries, brand names include EllaOne and Fibristal. You can take UPA up to five days after unprotected sex. Levonorgestrel (LNG) Levonorgestrel (LNG) is synthetic progestin (it's sometimes called the progestin-only EC pill. It's taken...
These findings suggest that there may be a direct effect of the pill on sexuality, independent of its effects on mood. Bancroft (1988) suggests that oral contraceptives may have anadverse effecton mood initially but some women stabilize, whereas other women will change their brand of pill or ...
Combination Contraceptive Patch efficacy and AE Efficacy: same as COC •Efficacy may be diminished if patient weighs more than 200 lbs AE: •Application site irritation •Otherwise, similar to COCs Combined therapy- ACHES A - abdominal painC - chest pain (HTN)H - headache (avoid id aura...