WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for August, 2001: Re: [Birth Control] Aviane as substitute for Alesse

Re: [Birth Control] Aviane as substitute for Alesse

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 17:00:37 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 15 Aug 2001, anon wrote: >
>My doctor just prescribed Alesse. I'm starting the pill again after
>several years without taking it. I previously took ortho tri-cyclen,
>but had bad nausea and sometimes vomiting.
>
>My insurance company substituted Aviane, which I read only got approval
>this past May, so I'm a little apprehensive. Since I've never taken
>Alesse, I won't even know if Aviane works the same.
>
>Has anyone had experience switching from Alesse to Aviane?
>
>What is the medical opinion about the two being interchangeable?

Aviane is likely a generic version and I do not have any specific information on the hormonal content... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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