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combined oral contraceptives
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commonly called the birth control pill, are a combination of synthetic estrogen and a progestin
(olds p.97) |
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what are the common start days for the pill
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1. Day 1 start- take first day of menstrual cycle, no back us needed.
2. Sunday star- take first pill the Sunday after menstrual period starts back up contraception needed for 7 days 3. Quick start- take first pill in doc office if not pregnant. back up contraception needed (olds p.97-8) |
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what are some side effects of progestin
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1. Acne, oily skin
2. breast tenderness and increased size 3. decreased libido 4. decrease HDL 5. depression 6. fatigue 7. hirsutism 8. weigh gain 9. increased LDL 10. Oligomenorrhea 11. amenorrhea 12. Pruritis 13. Sebaceous cyst (Olds, p.99 Table 5-2) |
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what are the side effects of Estrogen
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1. Alterations in lipid/carbohydrate metabolism
2.breast tenderness 3. cerebrovascular accident 4. Chloasma 5. Fluid retention, cyclic wt gain 6. headache 7. hepatic adenomas 8. hypertension, thromboembolitic 9. leukorrhea, cervical lesions 10. Nervousness, irritabiliyt 11. Nausea 12. Telangiectasia (Olds, p.99 Table 5-2) |
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transdermal hormone contraception
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contraceptive skin patch ortho evra
1. applied for 3 weeks in 1 of 4 places abdomen, buttocks,upper outer arm, or trunk 2. 4th week no patch is applied 3. highly effective for women less than 198 lbs (Olds, p.99) |
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when to apply first transdermal hormone patch
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like the pill, 1st day of the mensus or on the Sunday following, but still need 7 days of backup method use.
(Olds, p.99) |
