Birth Control: Medications

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  • Ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate

    10/15/07, Healthwise

    You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Follow your doctor's instructions.

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  • Ethinyl estradiol and desogestrel

    11/14/07, Healthwise

    You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Follow your doctor's instructions.

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  • Estradiol and medroxyprogesterone

    10/15/07, Healthwise

    You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Follow your doctor's instructions.

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  • Drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol

    12/03/07, Healthwise

    Drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary) and also cause changes in your cervical and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the uterus and harder for a fertilized egg to attach to the ute

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  • Etonogestrel (implant)

    10/15/07, Healthwise

    Before receiving the etonogestrel implant, tell your doctor if you have an ovarian cyst, heart disease, high cholesterol, diabetes, gallbladder disease, a seizure disorder, or if you are overweight.

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  • Ethinyl estradiol and etonogestrel

    10/15/07, Healthwise

    You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Avoid using a diaphragm with the ethinyl estradiol and etonogestrel vaginal ring. Follow your doctor's instructions.

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  • Ethinyl estradiol and norelgestromin

    02/05/08, Healthwise

    Some drugs can make birth control pills less effective, which may result in pregnancy. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use, including vitamins, minerals and herbal products.

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