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What is Birth control?

Birth control pills, also called oral contraceptives, are prescription medicines designed to prevent pregnancy. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 11 3
General health 6 0
endometriosis 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 67%
None
1 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Weight gain
1 33%
Sex drive (libido) decreased
1 33%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  daily 0.15 mg daily 28 other monthly 1 mcg daily 1 mg daily 1 other daily 2 mg daily 3 mg daily
  7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Birth control (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
1 50% Other: 50%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking Birth control

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Birth control

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
2
1
11

Stopped Taking Birth control

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 67%
Usually
1 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
3 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 33%
< $25
2 67%

Report created on November 22, 2009.