Side effects can include
nausea, headache,
blood clots, breast pain, depression, and liver problems.[3] Use is not recommended during pregnancy, the initial three weeks after childbirth, and in those at high risk of blood clots.[3] However, it may be started immediately after a
miscarriage or
abortion.[5] Smoking while using combined birth control pills is not recommended.[1] It works by stopping
ovulation, making the
mucus at the opening to the cervix thick, and making the
uterus not suitable for
implantation.[1]
Ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel has been approved for medical use in the United States since 1982.[1] It is on the
World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[6] It is available as a
generic medication.[7] It is marketed under many brand names.[1] In 2021, it was the 144th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 4million prescriptions.[8][9]
^World Health Organization (2019). World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization.
hdl:
10665/325771. WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
^Hamilton, RJ, ed. (2015). Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2015 Deluxe Lab-Coat Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 349.
ISBN9781284057560.
Side effects can include
nausea, headache,
blood clots, breast pain, depression, and liver problems.[3] Use is not recommended during pregnancy, the initial three weeks after childbirth, and in those at high risk of blood clots.[3] However, it may be started immediately after a
miscarriage or
abortion.[5] Smoking while using combined birth control pills is not recommended.[1] It works by stopping
ovulation, making the
mucus at the opening to the cervix thick, and making the
uterus not suitable for
implantation.[1]
Ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel has been approved for medical use in the United States since 1982.[1] It is on the
World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[6] It is available as a
generic medication.[7] It is marketed under many brand names.[1] In 2021, it was the 144th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 4million prescriptions.[8][9]
^World Health Organization (2019). World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 21st list 2019. Geneva: World Health Organization.
hdl:
10665/325771. WHO/MVP/EMP/IAU/2019.06. License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
^Hamilton, RJ, ed. (2015). Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2015 Deluxe Lab-Coat Edition. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 349.
ISBN9781284057560.