Most women are capable of conception from their early teens, into their late 40s. Birth control makes planning your family possible, both in the size of your family and the spacing of your children.
The pill is the most popular form of birth control. The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research found that 50 percent of the women they surveyed did not know that the pill provides benefits beyond preventing pregnancy. It has come a long way from the original version created over 40 years ago. The benefits include the decrease risk of ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, colorectal cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, osteoporosis and benign ovarian cysts. In fact the pill is recommended for women experiencing the discomfort of perinenopause.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration states that out of 100 couples a year who rely on either the pill, injections, implants, IUDs or sterilization only 5 will have an accidental pregnancy. Out of 100 couples depending on condoms or diaphragms in 1 year 14 to 20 will have an unwanted pregnancy. Even less effective were the natural planning method, spermicides alone, and the female condom.
Over a lifetime many men and women find they have used a number of different types of birth control. Discuss with your doctor which method of birth control is right for you at this stage of your life.
ALESSE
Levonorgestrel - ethinyl estradiol is a progestin (levonorgestrel) and estrogen (ethinyl estradiol) combination birth control pill used for the prevention of pregnancy. The ingredients of the medication work by preventing ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary) and causing changes in the mucus of the cervix which make it difficult for sperm to penetrate and for an egg to implant. This medication may also be taken to treat acne in women 14 years of age and older or to regulate the menstrual cycle.
Alesse is also effective as an emergency contraceptive.
Other items in this category include: Diflucan, Estradiol, Fluconazole, Mircette, Ortho Evra Patch, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Plan B, Seasonale, Vaniqa, Yasmin
| Item Name | Price | Click to Buy | |
Aviane | |||
| Aviane (Generic Alesse) 0.1mg 28 tablets | $73.33 | Click to Buy | |
| Aviane (Generic Alesse) 0.1mg 84 tablets | $156.80 | Click to Buy | |
MIRCETTE
MIRCETTE® (desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets has excellent cycle control as demonstrated by clinical trials. The regimen begins with 21 days of 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol and 150 mcg desogestrel. The last seven days in the cycle start with two days of placebo pills, followed by five days of 10 mcg ethinyl estradiol pills.
Other items in this category include: Alesse, Diflucan, Estradiol, Fluconazole, Ortho Evra Patch, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Plan B, Seasonale, Vaniqa, Yasmin
| Item Name | Price | Click to Buy | |
Mircette | |||
| Mircette .15mg 28 tablets | $92.53 | Click to Buy | |
| Mircette .15mg 84 tablets | $220.80 | Click to Buy | |
| Mircette Generic (Kariva).15mg 28 tablets | $107.00 | Click to Buy | |
ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN
Ortho Tri-Cyclen provides you with a low daily dose of hormones that prevent pregnancy, while actually lowering the level of the hormone in your body that's likely to cause acne. In clinical tests, Ortho Tri-Cyclen has been clinically proven to help reduce mild to moderate acne - nearly nine out of ten women saw improvements in their skin.
Other items in this category include: Alesse, Diflucan, Estradiol, Fluconazole, Mircette, Ortho Evra Patch, Plan B, Seasonale, Vaniqa, Yasmin
ORTHO EVRA PATCH
This combination hormone patch is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains hormones similar to those in birth control pills. The hormones release from the patch slowly over time. Using this medication patch does not protect you or your partner against HIV or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Other items in this category include: Alesse, Diflucan, Estradiol, Fluconazole, Mircette, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Plan B, Seasonale, Vaniqa, Yasmin
SEASONALE
Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel are hormones that affect the ovulatory and menstrual cycle of women. Ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary), therefore preventing the possibility of pregnancy. Seasonale may also inhibit pregnancy by causing the cervical mucous to thicken, which makes it harder for sperm to move toward the uterus, and reducing the likelihood of attachment of a fertilized egg to the uterus.
Other items in this category include: Alesse, Diflucan, Estradiol, Fluconazole, Mircette, Ortho Evra Patch, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Plan B, Vaniqa, Yasmin
YASMIN
Traditionally, oral contraceptives (OCs) have had very similar progestins. Even recently developed progestins have all had structures resembling androgens until now.
YASMIN is the only OC with the novel, dual-property progestin, drospirenone the only progestin that has AntiMineralocorticoid and AntiAndrogenic* properties. Drospirenone represents a unique class of progestins with an entirely different molecular structure and activity profile than the currently available progestins. Drospirenone is an analogue of spironolactone.
Other items in this category include: Alesse, Diflucan, Estradiol, Fluconazole, Mircette, Ortho Evra Patch, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Plan B, Seasonale, Vaniqa
| Item Name | Price | Click to Buy | |
Yasmin | |||
| Yasmin 3mg 28 tablets | $110.80 | Click to Buy | |
| Yasmin 3mg 84 tablets | $212.80 | Click to Buy | |