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What is etonogestrel?

Etonogestrel is a contraceptive used for the prevention of pregnancy; for use in women who request long-acting (up to 3 years) contraception.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Birth control 8 2 Efficacy_major
Support quality of life 1 0
Support hormone balance 1 0

See all 9 patients currently taking etonogestrel

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with etonogestrel

Weight gain 1
Menstruation (period) 1

Reported Dosages

  68 mg all the time (24/7) 68mg as needed 68 mg yearly 68 mg one time 68 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking etonogestrel (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Personal research 1   Personal research: 100%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 100%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped taking etonogestrel

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

Currently Taking etonogestrel

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

Stopped Taking etonogestrel

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of etonogestrel

Always
 3 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of etonogestrel

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

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of etonogestrel

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 100%

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Report created on May 28, 2012.