BIRTH CONTROL treatment

What do other patients take for BIRTH CONTROL?

iGuard.org has more than 14,880 users on treatment for BIRTH CONTROL. Learn more about what medications they are taking to treat birth control from the table below...

Commonly Used Medication Name* (Hover mouse over name to see medication class)	% of Patients	Average Risk Rating	Generic	Patient-reported Severity
Yaz / Yasmin	48 %		NO
Ortho TRI-Cyclen	20 %		YES
Aranelle	16 %		NO
Seasonale	14 %		YES
Depo Provera	< 5 %		YES

*This list is NOT EXHAUSTIVE - Only drugs used by a sufficiently large number of iGuard.org users are listed.

**Medications are sometimes known by different brand/generic names, depending upon how they are packaged or used.

EXAMPLE:

48 % of iGuard.org patients that use medications for BIRTH CONTROL regularly use Drospirenone with Ethinylestradiol as part of their treatment.

Comments for BIRTH CONTROL

Comments, Questions, and Answers

Question/Comment:

I am using the Implanon implant for birth control. Does anyone know if it causes bleeding all of the time? I am wondering if I should consult my doctor. Any thoughts or suggestions?

25 year old female
Posted: 2008-09-21 15:39:40 Rating:

Answer/Reply from iGuard:

The most common side effect of Implanon is a change in your menstrual period. You can expect your menstrual periods to be irregular and unpredictable throughout the time you are using Implanon. You may have more bleeding, less bleeding or no bleeding. The time between periods may vary, and you may have spotting in between periods.

It's a good idea to talk to your doctor about your concerns, especially if your bleeding is heavy and prolonged,

Posted: 2008-09-30 16:12:03

Answer/Reply:

Iv been on it since January 07 And have had a period almost contantly since.... the first two months was constant, then april was "normal" and so was may,then june it was every two weeks and lasted for about 4 to 5 days same with july. Since august Iv had "spotting" at least once a day, that is up untill a week ago, now there is nothing. When I asked my Dr. she said the same thing...."expect irregularly irregular periods" "unlike most B/C's this doesn't mellow out as your body gets used to it"---- I like the 3 year thing but I'm not sure it's worth it. Mine were never normal to begin with but I had hope in April and May but that just proved to be a tease.

27 year old female
Posted: 2008-10-17 00:53:22 Rating:

Answer/Reply:

sorry its January 08 not 07

27 year old female
Posted: 2008-10-17 00:54:57 Rating:

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