Oral contraceptives
A. Oral contraceptives have a failure rate of only 3 percent.OCPs have been associated with decreased risks of endometrial and ovarian cancers, benign breast disease, ectopic pregnancy and dysmenorrhea.
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Hormonal Content of Selected Oral Contraceptives | ||||
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Oral contraceptive |
Estrogen and progestin content |
Constant estrogen dose |
Constant progestin dose |
Generation |
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Monophasic agents | ||||
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Alesse (available as Alesse-21 or Alesse-28) |
20 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.1 mg levonorgestrel |
Yes |
Yes |
Second |
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Loestrin (available as Loestrin 21 1/20 or Loestrin Fe 1/20) |
20 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 1.0 mg norethindrone acetate |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Desogen |
30 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.15 mg desogestrel |
Yes |
Yes |
Third |
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Levlen |
30 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.15 mg levonorgestrel |
Yes |
Yes |
Second |
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Lo/Ovral |
30 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.3 mg norgestrel |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Nordette |
30 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.15 mg levonorgestrel |
Yes |
Yes |
Second |
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Ortho-Cept |
30 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.15 mg desogestrel |
Yes |
Yes |
Third |
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Brevicon |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.5 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Demulen 1/35 |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 1.0 mg ethynodiol diacetate |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Modicon |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.5 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Norethin 1/35E |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 1.0 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Norinyl 1+35 |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 1.0 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Ortho-Cyclen |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.25 mg norgestimate |
Yes |
Yes |
Second |
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Ortho-Novum 1/35 |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 1.0 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Ovcon-35 |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.4 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Demulen 1/50 |
50 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 1.0 mg ethynodiol diacetate |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Oral contraceptive |
Estrogen and progestin content |
Constant estrogen dose |
Constant progestin dose |
Generation |
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0vcon-50 |
50 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 1.0 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Ovral |
50 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.5 mg norgestrel |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Norinyl 1+50 |
50 mcg mestranol, 1.0 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Ortho-Novum 1/50 |
50 mcg mestranol, 1.0 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
Yes |
First |
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Triphasic agents | ||||
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Ortho-Novum 7/7/7 |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.5/0.75/1.0 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
No |
First |
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Ortho Tri-Cyclen |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.18/0.215/0.25 mg norgestimate |
Yes |
No |
Second |
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Tri-Norinyl |
35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.5/1.0/0.5 mg norethindrone |
Yes |
No |
First |
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Tri-Levlen |
30/40/30 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.05/0.075/0.125 mg levonorgestrel |
No |
No |
Second |
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Triphasil |
30/40/30 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 0.05/0.075/0.125 mg levonorgestrel |
No |
No |
Second |
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Estrogen phasic agent | ||||
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Estrostep (Estrostep 21 or Estrostep Fe) |
20/30/35 mcg ethinyl estradiol, 1 mg norethindrone |
No |
Yes |
First |
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Progestin-only agents | ||||
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Micronor |
0.35 mg norethindrone |
None |
Yes |
Not applicable |
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Nor-QD |
0.35 mg norethindrone |
None |
Yes |
Not applicable |
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Ovrette |
0.075 mg norgestrel |
None |
Yes |
Not applicable |
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