Get Informed: Birth Control

Birth Control: Overview

Birth control medications are drugs that prevent or reduce the likelihood of pregnancy. Most birth control medications work by acting on the hormonal system - reducing the likelihood of ovulation and/or implantation. These drugs may also be used in different ways - most commonly as a pill, but sometimes as injections, as vaginal implants or as patches that deliver medication through the skin.

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Last Data Update:: 2011-06-30 16:55

Medications used for Birth Control

Drugs commonly taken by MediGuard users for Birth Control are listed below, together with the percentage of patients that take each drug.

Commonly Used Medication Name*	% of Patients	Severity
Nexaplon	11%	Moderate
Levonorgestrel	10%	Moderate
Ortho TRI-Cyclen	9%	Moderate
Nuvaring	9%	Moderate
Yaz	8%	Moderate
Ortho-Cept	8%	Moderate
Modicon	8%	Moderate
Seasonale	8%	Moderate
Ortho-Novum 1 / 50	7%	Moderate
Aygestin	7%	Moderate
Loestrin	6%	Moderate
Ethinyl Estradiol with Norgestrel	5%	Moderate

Less than 5%: Medroxyprogesterone

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

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