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Re: .4 mg. Norethindrone v. .15 mg. Desogestrel From: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner (anonymous@obgyn.net) Sat, 4 Aug 2001 16:37:40 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner: "Re: [Birth Control] yet another question on BCPs - 'safe' period" Previous message: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner: "Re: Have I been pregnant?" At Tue, 17 Jul 2001, Yen wrote: > >Dear Doctors, >Could you please tell me whether .15 mg. Desogestrel is stronger or >weaker than .4 Norenthindrone? (Mircette v. Ovcon 35 -- I'm trying to >figure out if the "progesterone?" is weaker or stronger in one pill v. >the other) Short answer: Dickey's Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients calls the progestational activity intermediate/high for Mircette and low for Ovcon 35. Whether you agree with his definition of progestational activity might be debatable, and I'm unprepared to debate the matter. But, in any case, I hope that answers your question. -- Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS Family Nurse Practitioner Next message: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner: "Re: [Birth Control] yet another question on BCPs - 'safe' period" Previous message: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner: "Re: Have I been pregnant?"

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