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What is Levonorgestrel?

Category: Prescription Drugs

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Levonorgestrel is a progestin agent. It is used for contraception as an intrauterine device (IUD) to prevent pregnancy. As an oral agent is is used for emergency contraception following unprotected intercourse or possible contraceptive failure.

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Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Birth control 96 51
Uterine fibroids 35 5
Endometriosis 27 12
Menorrhagia 17 20
Dysmenorrhea 13 13
Polycystic ovary syndrome 11 8

Show all 39 reasons taken

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  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
See all 364 patients that have taken Levonorgestrel

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 18
Moderate 16
Mild 30
None 27

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Levonorgestrel

Side effect Patients Percentage
Irregular menstrual periods 7
Abdominal cramps 6
Menstrual cramps 6
Pain 6
Menstrual spotting 5
Decreased sex drive (libido) 4

Show all 67 reported side effects

Why patients stopped taking Levonorgestrel

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Reason Patients Percentage
Side effects too severe 20
Other 10
Course of treatment ended 8
Did not seem to work 8
Personal research 6
Doctor's advice 4
See all 79 patients who've stopped taking Levonorgestrel

Duration

Stopped taking Levonorgestrel

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 48
1 - 6 months 9
6 months - 1 year 2
1 - 2 years 1
2 - 5 years 11
5 - 10 years 6
10 years or more 3
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 86
Usually 1
Sometimes 2
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 8
Somewhat hard to take 7
A little hard to take 10
Not at all hard to take 66
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 4
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 1
< $25 28
Not specified 58

What people switch to and from

Patients started taking Levonorgestrel after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
ethinyl estradiol-etonorgestrel (NuvaRing) 7
Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone (Lo Loestrin FE) 7
Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel (Seasonique) 5
etonogestrel (Nexplanon) 4
ethinyl estradiol-norgestimate (Sprintec) 3

Show all 13 treatments patients report switching from

Patients stopped taking Levonorgestrel and switched to:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Ethinyl estradiol-norethindrone (Lo Loestrin FE) 3
Drospirenone-ethinyl estradiol (Yaz) 1
Ethinyl estradiol-levonorgestrel (Seasonique) 1
Ethinyl estradiol-norelgestromin (Ortho Evra) 1
ethinyl estradiol-norgestimate (Sprintec) 1

Show all 9 treatments patients report switching to

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4 patient evaluations for Levonorgestrel

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Jul 16, 2015 (Started Mar 16, 2015)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Birth control)
  • Side effects
    Severe (menstrual cramps, moodiness)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 52 mg Yearly
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  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 17, 2014 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for menorrhagia)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 52 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 15, 2014 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for dysmenorrhea)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for menorrhagia)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 52 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 6, 2013 (Started Mar 15, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Birth control)
  • Side effects
    Severe (pelvic pain)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 52 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Phasellus faucibus turpis sed mi maximus mattis.
Cost: $200+ monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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