loestrin
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What is loestrin?
Lo-Ovral (28) 0.3 mg-30 mcg Tab
Drug Name: PROGESTIN/ESTROGEN - ORAL
Uses: This combination hormone medication is used to prevent pregnancy. It contains 2 hormones: a progestin and an estrogen. These hormones prevent pregnancy in 3 ways. One way is by preventing the release of an egg (ovulation). A second way is by changing the cervical mucus, making it more difficult for an egg to meet sperm (fertilization). A third way is by changing the womb lining, making it difficult for a fertilized egg to attach to the lining of the womb (implantation). A fertilized egg (embryo/unborn baby) needs to attach to the womb to receive blood and nutrients and continue to grow. If an embryo/unborn baby does not attach, it cannot survive. Besides preventing pregnancy, birth control pills have been shown to help make your periods more regular, decrease blood loss and painful periods (dysmenorrhea), and decrease your risk of ovarian cysts. Use of this medication does not protect you or your partner against sexually transmitted diseases (e.g., HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia).
Posts on loestrin (65)
Hello,
I've been on birth control since I was 15 (now 23) for ovarian cysts. About a yea...
Hi,
I got my period on December 21st and took loestrin 24 FE but because I wasn't in excru...
I've been on loestrin since I was 16. I'm 20 now. I'm 5 ft 2 and around 103-105 pounds. I e...
- May 25, 2011
Hey everyone. So I am not too concerned but just wanted some advice. I just started a new b...
I am confused after switching my hormonal birth control methods. I was on the Depo-Provera ...
I was on lo/ovral for about 3 months and it was TERRIBLE. I had bad weight gain and really...
I just started birth control, Loestrin 24, for the first time in my life and I'm about half...
- Jun 09, 2010
I made a previous post about my very frequent (sometimes all day and night) PVC's and the m...
- Apr 15, 2010
Hello Ladies,
I found out I had dermoids on both ovaries last April. They actually thoug...
I had two dermoid cysts/tumors, one on each ovary (the one on left ovary was very large) th...
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