In the first study to directly compare a contraceptive vaginal ring and skin patch, more women indicated overall satisfaction with the vaginal ring, researchers report in the current issue of ...

TWIRLA is a birth control patch for women with Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 30 kg/m 2 who can become pregnant. It contains two female hormones, a progestin called levonorgestrel, and an estrogen ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal health officials approved sale of the world's first contraceptive patch yesterday, giving women an option considered as safe and effective as the pill but easier for some to use.

EE: Ethinyl estradiol; LNG: Levonorgestrel; OC: Oral contraceptive; RR: Relative risk; VTE: Venous thromboembolism. Transdermal contraceptive patches provide a more convenient delivery system for ...

The new labeling for the patch will include information about the higher levels of estrogen.The Ortho Evra contraceptive patch, produced by Ortho McNeil Pharmaceuticals, a unit of Johnson & Johnson ...

The patch supplies norelgestromin and ethinyl estradiol to the bloodstream through the skin. Has any evidence of genital swelling been documented with the use of the patch when placed inappropriately?

WASHINGTON - Federal health officials approved sale of the world's first contraceptive patch Tuesday, giving women an option considered as safe and effective as the pill but easier for some to use.