Ortho-Cyclen
Active Ingredient(s): Ethinyl Estradiol + NorgestimateCategory: Birth Control / Contraceptive
Ortho-Cyclen Overview
Ethinylestradiol (EE) is an estrogen medication which is used widely in birth control pills in combination with progestins.[7][8] In the past, EE was widely used for various indications such as the treatment of menopausal symptoms, gynecological disorders, and certain hormone-sensitive cancers. It is usually taken by mouth but is also used as a patch and vaginal ring.[7][12] The general side effects of EE include breast tendernes...
Details May Include Instructions, Side Effects, Interactions, Etc. Drug monograph is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GFDL (GNU Free Documentation License). Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethinylestradiol
Recent Ortho-Cyclen Forums: 
Ortho Cyclen day starting
I was just prescribed Ortho Cyclen and my doctor told me to start taking as soon as possible so I took that as in now. So i started taking it on Thursday. It was not the first day of my period, or Sunday obviously. Is there a reason they tell you to start the pack on one of those days? Did I screw up by starting it on a random day? What should I do? ## No, it is fine to start it either way. The reason the instructions with the pill tell you to start it the first day of your menstrual cycle is to try to avoid disrupting your cycle. Since you started it immediately, as per your doctor's instructions, all this means is that there will be a shorter period of time between this cycle and the next one, after that the time frame will be regular, again, as long as you continue taking it. Are...
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I was just prescribed Ortho Cyclen and my doctor told me to start taking as soon as possible so I took that as in now. So i started taking it on Thursday. It was not the first day of my period, or Sunday obviously. Is there a reason they tell you to start the pack on one of those days? Did I screw up by starting it on a random day? What should I do? ## No, it is fine to start it either way. The reason the instructions with the pill tell you to start it the first day of your menstrual cycle is to try to avoid disrupting your cycle. Since you started it immediately, as per your doctor's instructions, all this means is that there will be a shorter period of time between this cycle and the next one, after that the time frame will be regular, again, as long as you continue taking it. Are...
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Possible Dosages for this and Related Drugs:
Ethinyl Estradiol + Norgestimate
- Tablet: 0.025mg,0.025mg,0.025mg + 0.18mg,0.215mg,0.25mg, 0.025mg,0.025mg,0.25mg + 0.18mg,0.215mg,0.25mg, 0.035mg + 0.25mg, 0.035mg,0.035mg,0.035mg + 0.18mg,0.215mg,0.25mg, 0.25mg + 0.035mg, Combo
NDC Database Records for Ortho-Cyclen: (1 result)
Sorted by National Drug Code- 50458-197 Ortho-cyclen 28 Day Pack by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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- ALTAVERA Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- ALYACEN 1/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone1 discussion
- ALYACEN 7/7/7 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- ANNOVERA Segesterone Acetate + Ethinyl Estradiol
- APRI Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel5 discussions
- ARANELLE Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
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- AUROVELA FE Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
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- AYUNA Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- BALCOLTRA Levonorgestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol + Ferrous Bisglycinate
- BALZIVA 35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- BALZIVA-21 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- BALZIVA-28 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- BEKYREE Desogestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol
- BEYAZ Drospirenone + Ethinyl Estradiol + Levomefolate Calcium2 discussions
- BLISOVI 24 FE Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- BLISOVI FE 1.5/30 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- BLISOVI FE 1/20 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- BREVICON Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- BRIELLYN Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- CERINTA Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- CHABELINA FE Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- CRYSELLE Ethinyl Estradiol + Norgestrel2 discussions
- CYCLAFEM 0.5/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- CYCLAFEM 1/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- CYCLAFEM 7/7/7 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- CYCLESSA Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel
- CYONANZ Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- DASETTA Norethindrone + Ethinyl Estradiol
- DASETTA 1/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone1 discussion
- DAYSEE Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- DEMULEN 1/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Ethynodiol Diacetate
- DEMULEN 1/50 Ethinyl Estradiol + Ethynodiol Diacetate
- DESOGEN Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel2 discussions
- DESOGESTREL + ETHINYL ESTRADIOL 1 discussion
- DOLISHALE Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- DROSPIRENONE + ETHINYL ESTRADIOL
- DROSPIRENONE + ETHINYL ESTRADIOL + LEVOMEFOLATE CALCIUM
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- ETHINYL ESTRADIOL + ETONOGESTREL
- ETHINYL ESTRADIOL + LEVONORGESTREL 1 discussion
- ETHINYL ESTRADIOL + NORELGESTROMIN
- ETHINYL ESTRADIOL + NORETHINDRONE
- ETHINYL ESTRADIOL + NORETHINDRONE ACETATE
- ETHINYL ESTRADIOL + NORGESTREL
- FALMINA Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel1 discussion
- FAYOSIM Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- FEMHRT Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate1 discussion
- FINZALA Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- FYAVOLV Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- GEMMILY Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- GENORA 0.5/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- GENORA 1/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- GILDAGIA Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- HAILEY FE 1.5/30 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- HAILEY FE 1/20 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- ICLEVIA Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- INTROVALE Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- ISIBLOOM Desogestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol
- JAIMIESS Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
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- JUNEL 1.5/30 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- JUNEL 1/20 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate1 discussion
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- JUNEL 21 1/20 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate1 discussion
- JUNEL FE 1/20 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- KAITLIB FE Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
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- LUTERA Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
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- MINASTRIN 24 FE Norethindrone Acetate + Ethinyl Estradiol + Ferrous Fumarate42 discussions
- MIRCETTE Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel2 discussions
- MODICON 28 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
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- NECON 1/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone4 discussions
- NECON 10/11 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- NECON 7/7/7 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone1 discussion
- NEVIS Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate
- NEXESTA FE Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
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- NORDETTE Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel73 discussions
- NORETHIN 1/35E Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- NORETHINDRONE + ETHINYL ESTRADIOL
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- NORGESTIMATE + ETHINYL ESTRADIOL
- NORINYL 1/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- NORTREL 7/7/7 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone1 discussion
- NUVARING Ethinyl Estradiol + Etonogestrel2 discussions
- NYLIA 1/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
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- ORTHO-CEPT Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel2 discussions
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- ORTHO-NOVUM 10/11-28 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- ORTHO-NOVUM 7/7/7-28 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone1 discussion
- ORTHO-PREFEST Estradiol + Norgestimate1 discussion
- OVCON 50 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- OVCON-35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- OVRAL-28 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norgestrel2 discussions
- PHILITH Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone1 discussion
- PIMTREA Desogestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol
- PIRMELLA 1/35 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- PIRMELLA 7/7/7 Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
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- SEASONALE Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel1 discussion
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- SEGESTERONE ACETATE + ETHINYL ESTRADIOL
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- SIMPESSE Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- SYEDA Drospirenone + Ethinyl Estradiol6 discussions
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- TRIPHASIL-28 Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- TRIVORA Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel2 discussions
- TWIRLA Levonorgestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol
- TYBLUME Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
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- VELIVET Ethinyl Estradiol + Desogestrel
- VIENVA Ethinyl Estradiol + Levonorgestrel
- VOLNEA Desogestrel + Ethinyl Estradiol
- VYFEMLA Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone
- WERA Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone4 discussions
- XULANE Ethinyl Estradiol + Norelgestromin7 discussions
- YAELA Drospirenone + Ethinyl Estradiol
- YASMIN Drospirenone + Ethinyl Estradiol29 discussions
- YAZ Drospirenone + Ethinyl Estradiol31 discussions
- ZOVIA 1/35E Ethinyl Estradiol + Ethynodiol Diacetate
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