Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablet Ovral G
Trade Name: Ovral G
Manufacturer: Pfizer Ltd
Presentation: Tablet
Strength: 0.5mg
What is the purpose of the Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablet?
The combination of Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablet and ferrous fumarate is used to prevent pregnancy. It’s a birth control pill that contains two hormones, norgestrel, and Ethinyl estradiol, and prevents conception when taken correctly. It works by preventing each month’s egg from fully maturing.
What are your preferred method of taking Ovral G tablets?
Take one active pill (hormones) once a day for the next 21 days. If you’re taking a 28-tablet product, take an inactive pill once a day for 7 days after you’ve taken the final active pill, unless your doctor tells you differently.
What are Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablet side effects?
- Nausea
- vomiting
- headaches
- abdominal cramps/bloating
- breast tenderness, chest pain,
- swelling of the ankles/feet (fluid retention)
- and weight loss or gain are all possible side effects.
- Tell your doctor or pharmacist right away if any of these effects continue or worsen.
- While on this medicine, many women will experience irregular periods.
Is Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablet effective in preventing periods?
Taking medications with a long cycle or a continuous regimen
Tablets that are designed to skip or eliminate your period are known as extended-cycle or continuous regimen pills. The medications levonorgestrel and Ethinyl estradiol are combined in the following pills: Seasonale, Jolessa, and Quasense have active pills for 12 weeks and then inactive pills for one week.
Does Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablet cause breast enlargement?
Taking the pill for the first time can cause the breasts to expand. Any size growth, on the other hand, is usually minor. The breasts usually recover to their normal size after a few months of taking the pill. This is most common when a person quits taking the tablet.
Is Norgestrel Ethinyl estradiol effective?
The combination of Ethinyl estradiol and norgestrel is used to prevent pregnancy. It works by preventing each month’s egg from fully maturing. Fertilization (pregnancy) is blocked because the egg can no longer receive sperm. There is no 100% effective contraceptive method.
What is the distinction between Ovral G?
The estrogenic component of most combination oral contraceptive tablets is ethinylestradiol (EE), a synthetic version of estradiol (OCPs). Because of its better bioavailability and increased resistance to metabolism, Ethinyl estradiol is more appropriate for oral administration than estradiol.
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