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What is Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel?

Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel is an estrogen and progestin combination used for the prevention of pregnancy and for postcoital contraception. Off label it is used to treat abnormal uterine bleeding and pain associated with endometriosis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Birth control 51 10 Efficacy_major
Other 13 3 Efficacy_major
Endometriosis 8 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Endometriosis 6 1 Efficacy_moderate
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) 5 2 Efficacy_major
Ovarian cyst 5 1 Efficacy_major

See all 93 patients currently taking Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 4
Mild
 8
None
 16

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

Weight gain 3
Mid-cycle spotting 2
Depressed mood 2
Migraine headaches 1
Breakthrough intermenstrual bleeding 1
Loss of peripheral vision 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel. See all 15 dosages ►

  daily 0.05 mg-0.25 mg daily 1 other daily 1 tab(s) daily 1 mg daily 25 mg daily extended cycle 30 mcg-0.15 mg daily 30 mcg-0.15 mg daily 20 mcg-90 mcg daily 20 mcg-100 mcg daily
  33 Number of Patients: 33 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 8   Other: 31%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 23%
Side effects too severe 6   Side effects too severe: 23%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 15%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 12%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 8%

See all 26 patients who’ve stopped taking Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

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Stopped Taking Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

Always
 27 87%
Usually
 3 10%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 1 3%
A little
 3 10%
Not at all
 27 87%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 6%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 11%
< $25
 15 83%

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Report created on February 12, 2012.