Ethinyl Estradiol and Norethindrone (Oral Contraceptive) |
Brevicon; Estrostep 21; Estrostep Fe; Gencept 0.5/35; Gencept 1/35; Gencept 10/11; Genora 0.5/35; Genora 1/35; Jenest-28; Loestrin 21 1.5/30; Loestrin 21 1/20; Loestrin Fe 1.5/30; Loestrin Fe 1/20; Microgestin Fe 1.5/30; Microgestin Fe 1/20; Modicon; N. E. E.; Necon 0.5/35; Necon 1/35; Necon 10/11; Necon 7/7/7; Nelova 0.5/35 E; Nelova 1/35 E; Nelova 10/11; Norcept-E 1/35; Norethin 1/35 E; Norinyl 1+35; Nortrel 0.5/35; Nortrel 1/35; Nortrel 7/7/7; Ortho-Novum 1/35; Ortho-Novum 10/11; Ortho-Novum 7/7/7; Ovcon-35; Ovcon-50; Tri-Norinyl |
Oral contraceptives come in a variety of formulations. The main division is between combined oral contraceptive pills, containing both estrogen and synthetic progesterones (strictly progestins, but the former term is used in medical conext), and progesterone only pills (mini-pills). Combined oral contraceptive pills also come in varying types, including varying doses of estrogen, and whether the dose of estrogen or progesterone changes from week to week. How they work Combination pills u ...
Wikipedia - [full article]
Ethinyl Estradiol and Norethindrone (Ora... News Headlines
- Contraceptive patch may raise blood clot risk
Reuters - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:08 EST
- FDA Approves Oral Contraceptive YAZ For Treatment Of Acne
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Year-round contraception safely ends periods
Reuters - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 08:36 EST
- Oral pill to end periods is safe: Study
The Earth Times - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:06 EST
- Natural Family Planning Method Is As Effective As The Contraceptive Pill
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
- Wyeth And Progenics To Begin Clinical Testing Of A New Formulation Of Oral Methylnaltrexone Based On Phase 2 Findings
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Natural Family Planning Method As Effective As Contraceptive Pill, New Research Finds
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Consumer Group Petitions FDA To Ban Some Contraceptive Pills
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- King's College London Launches The First Global Initiative To Improve Child Oral Health
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Expert Medical And Dental Panel Affirm Link Between Oral Health And Overall Well-Being
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Initiation Of Phase III Program Using Emisphere's Eligen(R) Technology For Oral Salmon Calcitonin
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Oral Health America Gala Raises Funds For Public School-Based Dental Services
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Oral Cancer Drug Xeloda Receives Positive Opinion From The European Authorities For The Treatment Of Advanced Gastric Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- TorreyPines Therapeutics Initiates Second Phase I Clinical Trial Of NGX426, A Potential Novel Oral Treatment For Chronic Pain Conditions
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- STM as Good as the Pill... Naturally
The Earth Times - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:22 EST
- Panel Recommends That FDA Not Create Specific Effectiveness Standard For Oral Contraceptive Approvals
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Manhattan Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment In Phase 2a Study Of Oral Oleoyl-estrone For Obesity
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New oral drug for type 2 diabetes shows promise
Reuters - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:01 EST
- Actavis Receives Approval For Ranitidine Syrup In The U.S.
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Poniard Pharmaceuticals Files Investigational New Drug Application For Oral Formulation Of Picoplatin
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Insurers Cover Extra Dental Cleanings To Reduce Costs
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
- Reducing toothbrush germs
The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:54 EST
- Natural family planning 'effective'
BBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:48 EST
- Natural family planning method may also be effective
The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:45 EST
- California Appellate Court Panel Hears Oral Arguments In Challenge Of State Proposition Promoting Embryonic Stem Cell Research
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- HIV Treatment - ISENTRESS In Combination With OBT Generally Well-Tolerated
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- New Oral Contraceptive May End Periods
WebMD - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:45 EST
- Successful Oral Insulin Toxicity Result - Oradel™, Loaded With Generic Insulin
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- The last lovemaking taboo lifted?
MSNBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:46 EST
- Oral Cancer Cases To Increase 11 Percent This Year
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Lifelong oral health begins in infancy
The Earth Times - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:07 EST
- Tracking fertility signs as effective as the Pill
MSNBC - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:33 EST
- Northern Ireland Must Seize 'unique Opportunity' For Dental Health, British Dental Association
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Fertility detection good as pill for contraception
Reuters - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:31 EST
- Merck Updates Prescribing Information For Rotateq®, The Company's Vaccine To Help Prevent Rotavirus Gastroenteritis In Infants And Children
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Xylitol Reduces Risk Of Cavities
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Calif. Dental Hygienists Making Difference In The Health & Smiles Of California Children
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Toothbrush Care And Replacement - Some Helpful Tips
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Pharmion Announces FDA Acceptance Of IND For Oral Azacitidine
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- India developing oral vaccine to fight diabetes
The Earth Times - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:02 EST
- Controversy over 'Over the counter' Contraception
The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:31 EST
- Study Tests Oral Insulin To Prevent Type 1 Diabetes
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Newer contraceptive pills may be deadly
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 04:45 EST
- Contraceptives And The Poor; Plus New Findings On Cryptococcosis
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Nicotine Mouth Spray Is Preferred Replacement Therapy For Smoking Cessation
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Sugar Substitute Xylitol Reduces Risk Of Cavities
ScienceDaily - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Blood Thinner Studied For Patients With Leg And Lung Clots
ScienceDaily - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Ban newer contraceptive pills, group urges FDA
The Earth Times - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:41 EST
- New Blood Thinner For Patients With Leg And Lung Clots
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- The Consumer: Pressing to Look Closer at Blood Clots and the Pill
New York Times - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:55 EST
- The pill may raise odds of having allergic kids
Reuters - Sun, 07 Jan 2007 10:42 EST
- Warner Chilcott Begins Marketing First Chewable Oral Contraceptive
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
- Study Tests Oral Insulin to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes - January 31, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- FDA Issues Notice On RotaTeq Rotavirus Vaccine
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Oral Insulin To Prevent Type 1 Diabetes Tested In Study
ScienceDaily - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Synova Acquires Rights To Today Sponge Contraceptive, Plans Advertising Campaign
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Most women view "morning after pills" favorably
Reuters - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:28 EST
- Oral Formulation Of Fludara® Approved In Japan
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Ranbaxy Gains FDA Approval To Market Amoxicillin And Clavulanate Potassium For Oral Suspension USP
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Panel Of Experts Convene To Make Recommendations On FDA's Testing Of Oral Contraception
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Sex of any kind can harm teens emotionally
Reuters - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 02:44 EST
- Teen Sex May Take Emotional Toll
WebMD - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:29 EST
- New screen process for oral cancers
The Earth Times - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:25 EST
- Clear Guidelines On Oral Chemotherapy Needed
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Public Citizen Petitions FDA To Ban Birth Control Pills Containing Hormone Desogestrel
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- New Oral Contraceptive May End Periods
MedicineNet - Thu, 14 Dec 2006 07:00 EST
- New Rules for Birth Control Are Examined
New York Times - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:44 EST
- FDA To Reconsider Standards For Reviewing Low-Dose Oral Contraceptives
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- New York State To Cover Nonprescription Plan B Under Medicaid
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Can Antioxidants Protect Scuba Divers?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- Race, Education, Income, Weight Affect Oral Health
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- New Screening Process Helps Better Diagnose Oral Cancers
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Oral Wounds Heal Slower In Women, Older Adults, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
- Contraceptive side effects study needed: panel
Reuters - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:51 EST
- Contraceptive side effects study needed: panel
Reuters - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:57 EST
- Can Antioxidants Protect Scuba Divers?
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Demographics influence oral health
The Earth Times - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:26 EST
- American Academy Of Dermatology: High-Tech Acne Treatments Light The Way For Future Long-Term Solution To Common Skin Condition
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Oral Wounds Heal Slower In Women, Older Adults, Study Finds
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Corticosteroids help hearing-loss recovery
The Earth Times - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 09:26 EST
- S-1 Oral Anticancer Agent Improves Patients' Survival In Adjuvant Gastric Cancer Trial Versus Surgery Alone
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- New Screening Process Helps Better Diagnose Oral Cancers
ScienceDaily - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- FDA seeks panel's view on new standards for birth control drugs
The Earth Times - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:11 EST
- Oral chemotherapy guidelines lacking
The Earth Times - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 07:54 EST
- FDA Approves LIALDA (mesalamine), The First Oral Once-Daily Mesalamine For Patients With Active, Mild To Moderate Ulcerative Colitis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Oral Insulin Works in Tests on Rats
WebMD - Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:55 EST
- S-1 Oral Anticancer Agent Improves Patients' Survival In Adjuvant Gastric Cancer Trial Versus Surgery Alone
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Lexicon Advances LX6171 For Cognitive Disorders Into Phase 1b Clinical Trial
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Good Oral Health Practices Should Begin In Infancy
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Survey Reveals Need For Standardized Oral Chemotherapy Prescribing Practices, Safeguards
ScienceDaily - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Survey shows need for oral chemotherapy guidelines
Reuters - Fri, 12 Jan 2007 10:45 EST
- Pancreatic Cancer Linked To Poor Oral Hygiene
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Immtech Completes Enrollment In Phase III Pivotal Trial Of Pafuramidine For African Sleeping Sickness
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Studies Examine Outcomes Of Planned C-Section And Vaginal Deliveries, Obesity And Contraceptive Use, Effect Of Increased EC Access
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:00 EST
- Time, Therapy Spur Recovery From Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Survey Reveals Need For Standardized Oral Chemotherapy Prescribing Practices, Safeguards
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 13 Jan 2007 07:00 EST
- JANUVIA™, First In New Class Of Oral Treatments Known As DPP-4 Inhibitors, Recommended For Approval For The Treatment Of Type 2 Diabetes, EU
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Possible Link Between Oral Health And Heart Health, From The Harvard Heart Letter
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Biogen Idec Initiates Phase III Clinical Program Of Oral Compound Bg-12 For Multiple Sclerosis
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 15 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
- Updated Advice On Emergency Hormonal Contraceptive (EHC )
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 30 Dec 2006 02:00 EST

Not Signed In -


