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oral contraceptives are known also as the pill, ocs, bcs, bc tablets, birth control pills, usually contains two types, hormones, estrogens, es-troh-jenz, progestins, proh-jes-tins, when taken properly, prevents pregnancy, stopping a woman's egg from fully developing each month, the egg can no longer accept a sperm and fertilization is prevented, oral contraceptives have other effects that help prevent a pregnancy from occurring, this is the main action, sometimes a woman's egg can still develop even though the medication is taken once each day, especially when more than 24 hours pass between two doses, in almost all cases when the medicine was taken properly and an egg develops, fertilization can still be stopped by oral contraceptives, this is because oral contraceptives also thicken cervical mucus at the opening, the uterus, this makes it hard for the partner's sperm to reach the egg, oral contraceptives change the uterus lining just enough so that an egg will not stop, uterus to develop, all, effects make it difficult to become pregnant when properly taking an oral contraceptive, no contraceptive method is 100 percent effective, studies show that fewer than one, each one hundred women correctly using oral contraceptives becomes pregnant during the first year, birth control methods, having surgery to become sterile, not having sex are more effective, using condoms, diaphragms, progestin-only oral contraceptives, spermicides is not as effective as using oral contraceptives containing estrogens and progestins, discuss with my health care professional my options for birth control, the triphasic cycle product, norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol, the brand name ortho tri-cyclen, norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol, the brand name estrostep, can be used for the treatment, moderate acne only if the patient is at least 15 years old, has acne that has not improved with topical anti-acne medicines, has gotten approval from her doctor, has begun to have menstrual periods, desires an oral contraceptive for birth control, plans to stay on it for at least 6 months, sometimes these preparations can be used for other conditions, oral contraceptives are available only with a physician's prescription, dosage forms, oral, desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol, tablets, ethynodiol diacetate and ethinyl estradiol, tablets, levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol, tablets, norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol, tablets, norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol, tablets, norethindrone and mestranol, tablets, norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol, tablets, norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol, tablets, are using oral contraceptives for contraception you should understand how their benefits and risks compare to those, other birth control methods, this is a decision you, sexual partner, a physician will make, for oral contraceptives, allergic reaction to estrogens, progestins, allergic to any other substances, foods, preservatives, dyes, are you on a special diet, a low-sodium, low-sugar diet, oral contraceptives are not recommended for use during pregnancy and should be discontinued if you become pregnant, think you are pregnant, when oral contraceptives were accidently taken early in pregnancy, fetus did not occur, women, not breast-feeding may begin, take oral contraceptives two weeks after having a baby, when breast-feeding (Encyc), oral contraceptives pass into the breast milk, change the content, lower the amount, breast milk, may shorten a woman's ability to breast-feed by about 1 month, especially when the mother is only partially breast-feeding (Encyc), hormones is so small in low-dose contraceptives, a physician may allow, begin using an oral contraceptive after you, when breast-feeding (Encyc), for a while, can be necessary for, use another method, birth control, to stop breast-feeding while taking oral contraceptives, teenagers this medicine is frequently used for birth control in teenage females and has not been shown to cause different side effects, in adults, some teenagers may need extra information on the importance, taking this medication exactly as prescribed, an interaction might occur, change the dose, when you are taking oral contraceptives, health care professionals, amiodarone, cordarone, anabolic steroids, nandrolone, anabolin, oxandrolone, anavar, oxymetholone, anadrol, stanozolol, winstrol, androgens, male hormones, anti-infectives by mouth, by injection, medicine for infection, barbiturates, carbamazepine, tegretol, carmustine, bicnu, dantrolene, dantrium, daunorubicin, cerubidine, disulfiram, antabuse, divalproex, depakote, estrogens, female hormones, etretinate, tegison, gold salts, medicine for arthritis, griseofulvin, fulvicin, hydroxychloroquine, plaquenil, mercaptopurine, purinethol, methotrexate, mexate, methyldopa, aldomet, naltrexone, trexan, with long-term, high-dose use, phenothiazines, acetophenazine, tindal, chlorpromazine, thorazine, fluphenazine, prolixin, mesoridazine, serentil, perphenazine, trilafon, prochlorperazine, compazine, promazine, sparine, promethazine, phenergan, thioridazine, mellaril, trifluoperazine, stelazine, triflupromazine, vesprin, trimeprazine, temaril, phenylbutazone, butazolidin, phenytoin, dilantin, plicamycin, mithracin, primidone, mysoline, rifabutin, mycobutin, rifampin, rifadin, troleandomycin, tao, may increase the chance, liver problems if taken with oral contraceptives; also, may decrease the effect, oral contraceptives and increase my chance, an additional form, birth control is recommended unless directed otherwise by my health care professional, corticosteroids, cortisone-like medicine, theophylline, oral contraceptives may increase the effects, and increase the chance, problems occurring, cyclosporine, oral contraceptives increase the effect, cyclosporine and increase the chance, problems occurring, ritonavir, norvir, troglitazone, rezulin, may decrease the effect, oral contraceptives and increase my chance, an additional form, birth control is recommended unless directed otherwise by my health care professional, smoking, tobacco, smoking may decrease the effect, oral contraceptives and increase the chance, causing serious blood clot, vein, heart problems other medical problems, oral contraceptives, any other medical problems, abnormal changes in menstrual, uterine bleeding, endometriosis (Encyc), fibroid tumors, the uterus, oral contraceptives usually improve these female conditions, sometimes they can make them worse, make the diagnosis, problems more difficult, blood clots, heart, circulation disease, stroke, conditions are already present, oral contraceptives, a greater chance, causing blood clots, circulation problems, especially in women who smoke tobacco, otherwise, oral contraceptives may help prevent circulation and heart disease (Encyc), healthy and do not smoke, breast disease, not involving cancer, oral contraceptives usually protect against certain breast diseases, breast cysts, breast lumps, follow my condition more closely, cancer, breast cancer, family history, oral contraceptives may worsen some cancers, especially when breast, cervical, uterine cancers already exist, oral contraceptives is not recommended, conditions, a family history, breast disease, oral contraceptives may still be a good choice, may need, tested more often, chorea gravidarum, gallbladder disease, gallstones, high blood cholesterol, liver disease (Encyc), jaundice during pregnancy, oral contraceptive use, mental depression, oral contraceptives may make these conditions worse, rarely, cause them to occur again, oral contraceptives may still be a good choice, may need, tested more often, diabetes mellitus, sugar diabetes, oral contraceptives, an increase, usually only a small increase, in my blood sugar and usually does not affect the amount, diabetes medicine, take, test for any changes, in my blood sugar for 12 to 24 months after starting, take oral contraceptives in case the dose, diabetes medicine needs, changed, epilepsy, seizures, heart, circulation problems, high blood pressure (Encyc), hypertension, migraine headaches, oral contraceptives, fluid build-up, known to cause, conditions to become worse, some people have fewer migraine headaches when they use oral contraceptives, to make using oral contraceptives as safe and reliable as possible, should understand how and when, take them and what effects, expected, a paper with information for the patient will be given, with my filled prescription, will provide many details concerning the use, oral contraceptives, read this paper carefully and ask my health care professional if you need additional information, explanation, medicine with food to help prevent nausea that might occur during the first few weeks, nausea usually disappears with continued use, the medicine is taken at bedtime, when you begin to use oral contraceptives, body will require at least 7 days to adjust before a pregnancy will be prevented, will need to use an additional birth control method for at least 7 days, some doctors recommend using an additional method, birth control for the first cycle, 3 weeks, to ensure full protection, follow the advice, other health care professional, try, take the doses no more than 24 hours apart to reduce the possibility, side effects, prevent pregnancy, one, the most important factors, oral contraceptives is taking every dose exactly on schedule, should never let my tablet supply run out, when possible, try to keep an extra month's supply, tablets on hand and replace it monthly, keep the tablets in their original container and take the tablets, same order that they appear, container, the containers help you keep track, which tablets, take next, different colored tablets, same package contain different amounts, hormones, placebos, tablets that do not contain hormones, the effectiveness, the medicine is reduced if the tablets are taken out, order, monophasic, one-phase, cycle, dosing schedule: most available dosing schedules are monophasic, tablets, one strength, color, for 21 days, are using a monophasic schedule, for the 28-day monophasic cycle you will also take an additional 7 inactive tablets, which are another color, the brand name mircette, the last seven tablets, the 28-day cycle contains two inactive tablets, for days 22 and 23, five tablets, for days 24 through 28, that contain a low dose, estrogen, taking the last 7 tablets is not required for full protection against pregnancy, do help to replace estrogen, biphasic, two-phase, cycle, dosing schedule:, using a biphasic twenty-one “day schedule, tablets, one strength, color, for either seven, ten days, depending on the medication prescribed, the first phase, then take tablets, a second strength, color, for the next eleven, fourteen days, depending on the medication prescribed, the second phase, at this point, will have taken a total, twenty-one tablets, for the twenty-eight “day biphasic cycle you will also take an additional seven inactive tablets, which are a third color, triphasic, three-phase, cycle, dosing schedule:, using a triphasic twenty-one “day schedule, tablets, one strength, color, for five, six, seven days, depending on the medicine prescribed, the first phase, then take tablets, a second strength, color, for the next five, seven, nine days, depending on the medicine prescribed, the second phase, after, take tablets, a third strength, color, for the next five, seven, nine, ten days, depending on the medicine prescribed, the third phase, at this point, will have taken a total, twenty-one tablets, for the twenty-eight “day triphasic cycle you will also take an additional seven inactive tablets, which are a fourth color, one, the brand name products estrostep fe, loestrin fe each, the last seven tablets, will take on days 21 through 28, cycle contains iron, tablets are also a different color from the other tablets, in my package, help to replace some, the iron you lose when you have a menstrual period, dosing my health care professional may begin my dose on the first day, menstrual period, day-1 start, sunday, sunday start, when you begin on a certain day, follow that schedule, even when you miss a dose, do not change my schedule on my own, the schedule, put on is not convenient, check with my health care professional about changing schedules, for oral, dosage forms, monophasic, biphasic, triphasic tablets, for contraception, adults and teenagers, for the twenty-one “day cycle: take 1 tablet a day for twenty-one days, skip seven days, then repeat the cycle, for the twenty-eight “day cycle: take 1 tablet a day for twenty-eight days, then repeat the cycle, for oral, dosage forms, norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol triphasic tablets and norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol triphasic tablets, to treat acne, adults and teenagers 15 years, age and over, for the twenty-one “day cycle: take 1 tablet a day for twenty-one days, skip seven days, then repeat the cycle, for the twenty-eight “day cycle: take 1 tablet a day for twenty-eight days, then repeat the cycle, teenagers up to 15 years, missed dose follow a physician's orders, the directions on the label if you miss a dose, some, the ways to handle missed doses, health care professional may want, consult doctor before you stop taking the medicine and use other birth control methods for the rest, the month until you have my menstrual period, then my health care professional can tell you, begin taking my medicine again, for monophasic, biphasic, triphasic cycles, miss the first tablet, a new cycle, take the missed tablet, remember and take the next tablet at the usual time, may take 2 tablets in one day, then continue my regular dosing schedule, use another birth control method until you have taken seven days, tablets after the last missed dose, miss 1 tablet during the cycle, take the missed tablet, take the next tablet at the usual time, may take 2 tablets in one day, then continue my regular dosing schedule, miss 2 tablets in a row, second week, take 2 tablets on the day, remember and 2 tablets the next day, then continue taking 1 tablet a day, also use another birth control method until you begin a new cycle, miss 2 tablets in a row, third week, miss 3, more tablets in a row at any time during the cycle, using a day-1 start: throw out my current cycle and begin taking a new cycle, use another birth control method until you have taken seven days, tablets after the last missed dose, may not have a menstrual period this month, miss two menstrual periods in a row, call my health care professional, using a sunday start: keep taking one tablet a day from my current pack until sunday, then, sunday, throw out my old pack and begin a new pack, also use another birth control method until you have taken seven days, tablets after the last missed dose, may not have a menstrual period this month, miss two menstrual periods in a row, call my health care professional, miss, the last seven, inactive, tablets, a twenty-eight “day cycle, there is no danger, the first tablet, active, the next month's cycle, taken on the regularly scheduled day, in spite, any missed doses, is, avoided, the active and inactive tablets are colored differently for my convenience, keep out of a child's reach, store away from heat and direct light, in other damp places, heat and moisture, the medicine to break down, do not keep outdated medicine, medicine no longer needed, discarded medicine is out of a child's reach, precautions, know the side effects, a physician check my progress at regular visits to make sure this medicine does not cause unwanted effects, visits will usually be every 6 to 12 months, some doctors require them more often, tell the medical doctor, dentist in charge, taking this medicine before any kind, surgery, dental surgery, emergency treatment, a physician will decide whether you should continue taking this medicine, medicines may reduce the effectiveness, oral contraceptives, should use an additional method, birth control during each cycle in which, medicines are used, ampicillin, barbiturates, carbamazepine, tegretol, griseofulvin, fulvicin, penicillin v, phenytoin, dilantin, primidone, mysoline, rifampin, rifadin, ritonavir, norvir, tetracyclines, medicine for infection, troglitazone, rezulin, vaginal bleeding (Encyc), various amounts may occur between my regular menstrual periods during the first 3 months, this, spotting when slight, breakthrough bleeding when heavier, this should occur, continue on my regular dosing schedule, the bleeding usually stops within 1 week, check with a physician if the bleeding continues, more than 1 week, after you, taking oral contraceptives on schedule and for more than 3 months and bleeding continues, missed menstrual periods may occur, not taken the medicine exactly as scheduled, considered as a possibility, the medicine is not the right strength, type for my needs, consult doctor before you stop taking oral contraceptives, taken oral contraceptives for 2, more years, check with a physician if you miss any menstrual periods so that the cause, determined, in some patients using estrogen-containing oral contraceptives, tenderness, swelling, bleeding, the gums may occur, brushing and flossing my teeth carefully and regularly and massaging my gums may help prevent this, see my dentist regularly to have my teeth cleaned, check with my medical doctor, any questions about, take care, teeth and gums, notice any tenderness, swelling, bleeding, gums, it has been shown that estrogen-containing oral contraceptives, a healing problem, dry socket after a tooth has been removed, are going to have a tooth removed, tell my dentist, oral surgeon, taking oral contraceptives, some people who take oral contraceptives may become more sensitive to sunlight than they are normally, when you begin taking this medicine, avoid too much sun and do not use a sunlamp until you see how you react to the sun, especially if you tend to burn easily, a severe reaction, some people may develop brown, blotchy spots on exposed areas, spots usually disappear gradually when the medicine is stopped, suspect, become pregnant, consult doctor before you stop taking this medicine immediately and check with a physician, are scheduled for any laboratory tests, taking birth control pills, check with a physician before refilling an old prescription, especially after a pregnancy, will need another physical examination and a physician may change my prescription, side effects, healthy women who do not smoke cigarettes have almost no chance, having a severe side effect from taking oral contraceptives, for most women, more problems occur, than will occur from taking oral contraceptives, for some women who have special health problems, oral contraceptives can cause some unwanted effects, unwanted effects include benign, not cancerous, liver tumors, liver cancer, blood clots, related problems, a stroke, effects are very rare, can be serious enough to cause death, may ask, discuss these effects with a physician, smoking cigarettes, during the use, oral contraceptives has been found to greatly increase the chances, serious side effects occurring, to reduce the risk, serious side effects, do not smoke cigarettes, taking oral contraceptives, cigarette smoking increases the risk, serious cardiovascular side effects from oral contraceptive use, the risk increases with age and with heavy smoking, 15, more cigarettes per day, is quite marked in women over 35 years, side effects, caused by blood clots, get emergency help immediately, side effects occur, abdominal, stomach pain, severe, continuing, coughing up blood, headache, severe, coordination, vision, change in vision, pains in chest, groin, leg, especially in calf, leg, shortness of breath, unexplained, slurring, speech, weakness, numbness (Encyc), pain in arm, leg, unexplained, side effects occur, usually less common after the first 3 months, oral contraceptive use, changes, uterine bleeding pattern at menses, between menses, decreased bleeding at menses, breakthrough bleeding, spotting between periods, prolonged bleeding at menses, complete stopping, menstrual bleeding that occurs over several months in a row, stopping, menstrual bleeding that only occurs sometimes, headaches, migraines, headaches may lessen in many users, in others, may increase in number, become worse, increased blood pressure, vaginal infection with vaginal itching (Encyc), irritation, thick, white, curd-like discharge, for women with diabetes mellitus, mild increase, blood sugar, faintness, nausea, pale skin, sweating, mental depression, swelling, pain, tenderness in upper abdominal area, for women who smoke tobacco, pains in stomach, side, abdomen, yellow eyes, skin, for women with a history, breast disease, lumps in breast, side effects may go away during treatment, body adjusts to the medicine, side effects continue, bothersome, abdominal cramping, bloating, acne, usually less common after first 3 months and may improve if acne already exists, breast pain, tenderness, swelling, dizziness (Encyc), nausea, swelling, ankles and feet, unusual tiredness (Encyc), weakness, vomiting, brown, blotchy spots on exposed skin, gain, facial hair, decreased interest in sexual intercourse, increased sensitivity, skin to sunlight, weight gain, other side effects, additional information once a medicine has been approved for marketing for a certain use, experience may show, also useful for other medical problems, uses are not included in product labeling, oral contraceptives are used in certain patients with the following medical conditions, amenorrhea, stopping, menses for several consecutive months, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, abnormal uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, painful menstrual bleeding, hypermenorrhea, excessive menstrual bleeding, emergency contraception within 72 hours, unprotected intercourse, endometriosis (Encyc), painful bleeding from uterine-like tissue that can grow in different parts, the female body, hirsutism in females, male-like hair growth, hyperandrogenism, ovarian, excessive production, male hormones, polycystic ovary syndrome, many problems that include amenorrhea, hirsutism, infertility, many tiny cysts, sacs usually in both ovaries, for emergency contraception, taken with food within 72 hours, unprotected sexual intercourse, one single course, 2 doses 12 hours apart, is a one-time emergency protection, using more than one course in a month will reduce the effectiveness, the hormones are strong, watch for danger signs, call a physician if you experience any severe pains, in my leg, stomach, chest; any vision, breathing changes; yellowing, skin; headaches; numbness (Encyc), trouble in speaking, may experience nausea so take it with food, phone a physician if you vomit the medicine, menstrual period may start earlier than usual, doesn't start, for hirsutism, may need to use oral contraceptives for 6 to 12 months before you see less new hair growth, for endometriosis (Encyc), sometimes instead, following the directions on the oral contraceptive's package, follow different directions, taking the active tablets, package each day without stopping for 6 to 9 months, this means that after 21 days you will start a new package, pills, are not sure about, discuss any questions with my health care professional, symptoms, endometriosis may worsen at first, with continued use, the oral contraceptives my symptoms should lessen, condition improve, other than, information, there is no additional information relating to, side effects for these uses, brand names some commonly used brand names are, alesse, brevicon, cyclessa, demulen 1/35, demulen 1/50, desogen, estrostep, estrostep fe, genora 0.5/35, genora 1/35, genora 1/50, intercon 0.5/35, intercon 1/35, intercon 1/50, jenest, levlen, levlite, levora 0.15/30, loestrin 1/20, loestrin fe 1/20, loestrin 1.5/30, loestrin fe 1.5/30, lo/ovral, mircette, modicon, necon 0.5/35, necon 1/35, necon 1/50, necon 10/11, n.e.e, 1/35, n.e.e, 1/50, nelova 0.5/35e, nelova 1/35e, nelova 1/50m, nelova 10/11, nordette, norethin 1/35e, norethin 1/50m, norinyl 1+35, norinyl 1+50, ortho-cept, ortho-cyclen, ortho-novum 1/35, ortho-novum 1/50, ortho-novum 7/7/7, ortho-novum 10/11, ortho tri-cyclen, ovcon-35, ovcon-50, ovral, tri-levlen, tri-norinyl, triphasil, trivora, zovia 1/35e, zovia 1/50e, brevicon 1/35, cyclen, demulen 30, demulen 50, loestrin 1.5/30, marvelon, minestrin 1/20, min-ovral, norinyl 1/50, ortho 0.5/35, ortho 1/35, ortho 7/7/7, ortho 10/11, ortho-cept, ortho-novum 1/50, ovral, select 1/35, synphasic, tri-cyclen, triphasil, triquilar,