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What is Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone?

The combination of ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone acetate is used for the prevention of pregnancy; treatment of acne; management of menopausal symptoms; and prevention of osteoporosis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Birth control 23 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 19 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Endometriosis 7 1 Efficacy_major
General health 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Support hormone balance 4 1 Efficacy_major

See all 80 patients currently taking Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 4
None
 17

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

Weight gain 3
Abdominal bloating 2
Sex drive (libido) decreased 2
Nausea 2
Mid-cycle spotting 1
Hospitalization 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-norethindrone. See all 19 dosages ►

  daily 1 other daily 2.5 mg daily 20 mg daily 20 mcg-1 mg daily 30 mcg-1.5 mg daily 35 mcg-0.5 mg daily triphasic 0.5 mg-0.75 mg-1 mg daily 35 mcg-1 mg daily 35 mcg-0.4 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 35 Number of Patients: 35 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 10 Number of Patients: 10 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 8   Doctor's advice: 27%
Other 7   Other: 23%
Side effects too severe 6   Side effects too severe: 20%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 20%
Expense 6   Expense: 20%
Personal research 5   Personal research: 17%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Change in health plan coverage 3   Change in health plan coverage: 10%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%

See all 30 patients who’ve stopped taking Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone

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

Currently Taking Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone

Always
 24 96%
Usually
 1 4%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 7 28%
Not at all
 18 72%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 5%
$50-99
 3 14%
$25-49
 5 23%
< $25
 13 59%

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Report created on February 11, 2012.