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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 58 11 Efficacy_major
Other 14 3 Efficacy_major
Endometriosis 9 1 Efficacy_moderate
Endometriosis 8 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) 7 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Ovarian cyst 5 1 Efficacy_major

See all 99 patients currently taking Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 4
Mild
 8
None
 17

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

Weight gain 3
Mid-cycle spotting 2
Depressed mood 2
Menstrual cramps 1
Nausea sometimes 1
Migraine headaches 1
See all 12 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel. See all 16 dosages ►

  daily 0.05 mg-0.25 mg daily 1 tab(s) daily 1 other daily 25 mg daily extended cycle 30 mcg-0.15 mg daily 30 mcg-0.15 mg daily 50 mcg daily 20 mcg-90 mcg daily 20 mcg-100 mcg daily
  34 Number of Patients: 34 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 11 Number of Patients: 11  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 11   Other: 38%
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 21%
Side effects too severe 6   Side effects too severe: 21%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 14%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Not indicated 2   Not indicated: 7%

See all 29 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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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-levonorgestrel

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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-levonorgestrel

Always
 29 88%
Usually
 3 9%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 6%
A little
 4 12%
Not at all
 27 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 1 5%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 2 11%
< $25
 16 84%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.