What is Low-Ogestrel used for?
This combination hormone medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: a progestin and an estrogen. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills may make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods, decrease your risk of ovarian cysts, and also treat acne.
What is the brand name for Low-Ogestrel?
Low-Ogestrel® (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP, 0.3 mg/0.03 mg) is indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use this product as a method of contraception. Oral contraceptives are highly effective….QUESTION.
| Method | Perfect use | Average use |
|---|---|---|
| No contraception (planned pregnancy) | 85 | 85 |
Does Low-Ogestrel make you gain weight?
increased sensitivity to sun or ultraviolet light. nausea. skin rash, acne, or brown spots on the skin. weight gain (slight)
How effective is Low-Ogestrel?
It has been 100% effective contraception and has regulated my periods. I recommend doing what I did in recent years and use this “continuously active,” taking the white pills only for three months and then allowing yourself to have a period.
Is Low-Ogestrel a hormonal birth control?
Low-Ogestrel is a combination birth control pill containing female hormones that prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). This medication also causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the uterus and harder for a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus.
Does Low-Ogestrel cause breast growth?
Breast changes: tenderness, enlargement, secretion. Change in weight (increase or decrease) Change in cervical erosion and secretion. Diminution in lactation when given immediately postpartum.
Is Low-Ogestrel a combination birth control pill?
What type of birth control is Low-Ogestrel?
What is the lowest birth control pill?
Lo Loestrin Fe is the only available low-dose birth control pill that provides effective pregnancy prevention with 10 micrograms of daily estrogen.
Can I get pregnant on Low-Ogestrel?
Uses for Low-Ogestrel No contraceptive method is 100 percent effective. Birth control methods such as having surgery to become sterile or not having sex are more effective than birth control pills. Discuss your options for birth control with your doctor.