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2. Levonorgestrel - Wikipedia

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   Levonorgestrel is a hormonal medication which is used in a number of birth control methods. [3] [7] It is combined with an estrogen to make combination birth control pills. [8]As an emergency birth control, sold under the brand names Plan B One-Step and Julie, among others, it is useful within 72 hours of unprotected sex.

3. Pharmacokinetics of estradiol - Wikipedia

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   Estradiol patches have an extended duration and are available for twice-weekly (3–4-day) and once-weekly (7-day) application, while gels, emulsions, and sprays are administered daily. [ 186 ] [ 15 ] [ 10 ] [ 210 ] There are two types of estradiol patches: reservoir patches , which have been described as first-generation patches, and matrix ...

4. Yuzpe regimen - Wikipedia

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   The Yuzpe regimen is a method of emergency contraception that uses a combination of ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel, specifically 1 mg of norgestrel (or 0.50mg of levonorgestrel) and 100 mcg of ethinyl estradiol ASAP and again in 12 hrs.

5. Combined oral contraceptive pill - Wikipedia

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   The interval can be decided by the patients according to their own preferences. [81] For continuous method, people can take combined oral contraceptives for a year continuously without any placebo pills. [81] In the first few months of extended or continuous use of combined oral contraceptives, unscheduled bleeding or spotting may occur. [82]

6. Combined injectable birth control - Wikipedia

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   Estradiol cypionate 5 mg + levonorgestrel butanoate 7 mg in an aqueous suspension [16] Estradiol benzoate 5 to 10 mg + norethisterone enanthate 50 to 100 mg [ 62 ] Mestranol 1.0–1.2 mg + norethisterone 10–12 mg in a microcrystalline aqueous suspension of defined particle sizes (125–177 μm) [ 25 ] [ 16 ] [ 62 ] [ 32 ]

7. Birth control pill formulations - Wikipedia

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   All contain an estrogen, ethinylestradiol or mestranol, [1] [2] in varying amounts, and one of a number of different progestogens. (Regarding the estrogen, the inactive 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, which must be metabolized by the liver into the active ethinylestradiol; 50 μg of mestranol is equivalent to only 35 μg of ethinylestradiol and should not be used when high-dose [50 μg ...

8. Why you should think twice before taking a daily multivitamin ...

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   “Taking a vitamin completely out of its context and ramping up the dosage to a formulation that nature never really saw is not necessarily a good idea,” he said. “Mortality is decreased by ...

9. Estradiol/levonorgestrel - Wikipedia

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   Estradiol/levonorgestrel (E2/LNG), sold under brand name Climara Pro, is a combination of estradiol (E2) and levonorgestrel (LNG) which is used in menopausal hormone therapy. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a 22-cm 2 transdermal patch containing 4.4 mg estradiol and 1.39 mg levonorgestrel and delivers 45 μg/day estradiol and 15 μg/day levonorgestrel.