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Femovan
drug combination consisting of gestodene and ethinyl estradiol
Also Known As:
Femodene; Minulet; SHD 415G; SHD415G
Networked:
7
relevant articles (
0
outcomes,
0
trials/studies)
Bio-Agent Context: Research Results
Polycyclic Compounds: 6
Fused-Ring Compounds
Steroids: 70059
Norsteroids: 16
Norpregnanes: 2
Norpregnatrienes
Ethinyl Estradiol: 861
Femovan: 7
Norpregnenes
Femovan: 7
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Hormones: 80400
Gonadal Hormones: 716
Gonadal Steroid Hormones: 7657
Estradiol Congeners: 358
Alkylated Estrogenic Steroids
Ethinyl Estradiol: 861
Femovan: 7
Related Diseases
1.
Hemorrhage
07/01/1988 - "
Cycle length and the intensity and duration of bleeding were favorably affected by Minulet use, especially in women with a prior history of prolonged, heavy bleeding.
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12/01/1990 - "
Femovan was discontinued on medical grounds (headache, nausea, and irregular bleeding) in 10.3% of 3267 German women and in 7.5% of 95.906 German women.
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02/01/1992 - "
55 women took the combined oral contraceptive Minulet (30 mcg ethinyl estradiol and 75 mcg gestodene) for 42 consecutive days, using 2 active pill strips, to lengthen the interval between withdrawal bleeding and assess acceptability.
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01/01/1988 - "
The monophasic preparations with the new progestogens (femovan--gestodene, marvelon--desogestrel, cilest--norgestimate, certostat--dienogest) are safe contraceptives and the incidence of bleeding disturbancies amount to about 5%.
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2.
Metrorrhagia (Spotting)
03/01/1990 - "
However, significantly fewer subjects reported breakthrough bleeding (with or without spotting) in the Femodene group (18% of patients) compared with the Microgynon-30 group (26% of patients).
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01/01/1991 - "
Femodene/Minulet appears to cause less breakthrough bleeding, even in the 1st few cycles, than Microgynon.
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3.
Pulmonary Embolism
01/01/1991 - "
There have been extremely few reports of severe adverse effects: a 19-year old Femodene user died from pulmonary embolism.
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4.
Nausea
12/01/1990 - "
Femovan was discontinued on medical grounds (headache, nausea, and irregular bleeding) in 10.3% of 3267 German women and in 7.5% of 95.906 German women.
"
5.
Headache (Headaches)
12/01/1990 - "
Femovan was discontinued on medical grounds (headache, nausea, and irregular bleeding) in 10.3% of 3267 German women and in 7.5% of 95.906 German women.
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Related Drugs and Biologics
1.
Gestodene
2.
Desogestrel
3.
Ethinyl Estradiol (Estinyl)
4.
Combined Oral Contraceptives
5.
Femovan
6.
Progestins (Progestagens)
7.
Contraceptive Agents (Contraceptives)
8.
ethinyl estradiol drug combination norgestimate (Ortho Tri-Cyclen)
9.
levonorgestrel drug combination ethinyl estradiol
10.
dienogest