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Generic Drug

Ethinyl estradiol

Side Effects

Common

Bloating or abdominal fullness
Mood changes
Alopecia
Headache
Abdominal pain
Mask of pregnancy
Fluid retention
Mood swings
Weight changes
Emotional instability
Hair loss
Breast pain
Excess hair
Rash
Emotional problems

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A 38-year old asked:

I've been on evra patch for a year, but I had unprotected sex?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 48-year old asked:

Can you tell me if on evra patch for a year but had unprotected sex?

1 doctor answer • 6 doctors weighed in

A 34-year old asked:

Evra patch: skipped 2 periods on purpose, period is weird, shouldI be concerned?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 33-year old asked:

I've been on evra patch for a year but had unprotected sex, should I be concerned?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 52-year old asked:

Help please! when starting my second cycle of the evra patch, do I have to use backup contraceptives?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 24-year old female asked:

I've been on the evra patches for a while.Its the first hormone level that works perfectly. What pill has the same hormone level?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old male asked:

Is the Ortho Evra patch safe to use?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Does the ortho evra patch need to be changed at the same time every week or just the same day?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

I'm on the ortho evra patch is there a chance when i get off the patch i can't have kids after that?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 28-year old female asked:

Am currently using evra patch how ever it started to give me bad rash a few months ago and it gets swollen, please advise?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 26-year old female asked:

I am evra patch and now i am on week 3 and having periods already instead of having them in week 4, what do i do? Do i remove the patch or leave it?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 18-year old female asked:

I've been on the evra patch for a year. Dr told me to try to avoid getting period(keep replacing patch weekly) but lately getting period. Not working?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

Ive been on the evra patch for 2 years and I stopped using it in November 2018,had my periods normally until February 2019 since then I dont get thm?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old female asked:

Can you ovulate while you're on the ortho evra patch?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 46-year old asked:

Is taking the Plan B after being on the ortho evra patch generally considered safe?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

I am on the Evra Patch, I had protected sex but some semen may have come out of the condom. Do I need to take the morning after?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 23-year old female asked:

Im on evra patch well i had sex ysday i had ovulation pains.very sticky ovulation type mucus what are my chances of getting preg? used bc prop

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A female asked:

I have never been a person to suffer from headaches but every time I stop/restart ortho evra patches, I get horrible headaches. Is this uncommon?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

Been on the evra patches for2years had a recation had to stop them now taking the pill no period finish couse of the patches staryed pill next day?

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old female asked:

Good day. i have been off Evra for several months. i am still not pregrant. i see my periods for 2 days only. very light. my cycle is 26 days. im 38yr?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

Hi,I'm am currently on the evra patch and on the patch free week since Tuesday morning.i have not gotten my period and I'm wondering if I should put on the patch if I have not recieved my period by Tuesday?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 30-year old female asked:

Good day Please help. I started using my evra patch however 3 weeks later I just realized now that I have bit of blood or my panty is brownish the discharge. My next periods are suppose to start in a week from now. Should I worry about something?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A female asked:

Can bust Maxx cancel out evra patch birth control?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 23-year old female asked:

Can i wear the ortho evra patch while taking levothyroxin?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 36-year old asked:

How common is it to not have a regualr period after stopping the ortho evra patch?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 20-year old female asked:

I'm on the ortho evra patch is there any way I can felt a period that's already started?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 23-year old female asked:

I put the ortho evra patch yesterday for the first time and it started irritating my skin. It itches bad. What should I do?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old female asked:

I am on the Evra Patch. I had protected Intercourse, although some semen may have come out of the condom. Do I need to take the morning after?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 21-year old female asked:

I've been on Evra Birth Control Patch 6 months. I just got me period a day after putting on the third patch. Should I remove the patch or wait?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 24-year old female asked:

I am 24 years old have been on the evra contraceptive patch for 4/5 years, I have brown blood coming from me for 5 days and still having cramps. Help?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

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