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Re: Switched to generic form of ovral 21 to ogestrel 0.5/50 28 pack......

From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 Mar 2001 23:34:39 -0600 (CST)


At Fri, 30 Mar 2001, Tiffany wrote: >
>I was told to throw the extra 7 pills away since I am not supposed to
>have a period due to my itp. Will the generic brand be just as
>effective

it should be, but some people do better on hte brand than they do on generics

and does the 0,5/50 mean that its also a high dose?

yes

I have no >side effects, but I am just worried that it will not be as effective as
>the brand name version ovral. Thanks for the info ahead of time. Also
>what is the highest dose of birth control?

50 mcg of estrogen, which is what you are on

>Tiffany

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