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What is ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel?

Ethinyl estradiol and etonorgestrel are estrogen and progestin combination (both female hormones) used for the prevention of pregnancy. It usually comes in the form of a ring which is inserted vaginally for three consecutive weeks, and then removed for seven days.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Birth control 19 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 6 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) 3 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
BC 3 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 3 1 Efficacy_major
Epilepsy 2 1 Efficacy_major

See all 31 patients currently taking ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 5
Mild
 5
None
 7

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel

Mood swings 3
Sex drive (libido) decreased 2
Taste changed 1
Loss of sex drive (libido) 1
Vaginal dryness 1
Vaginal inflammation (vaginitis) 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  0.015 mg-0.120 mg all the time (24/7) 0.015 mg-0.120 mg monthly 0.015 mg-0.120 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 23 Number of Patients: 23 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 5   Other: 56%
Side effects too severe 3   Side effects too severe: 33%
Expense 2   Expense: 22%
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 11%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 11%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped taking ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel

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

Currently Taking ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped Taking ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel

Always
 17 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 12%
A little
 4 24%
Not at all
 11 65%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 8%
$25-49
 6 50%
< $25
 5 42%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.