Birth Control Brands
There are numerous birth control brands in the market today that women can choose from. Most of these medications are approved by the FDA and prescribed by medical practitioners or OB-GYNs to their female patients.
Always make sure to consult your doctor before taking or using any birth control brands and types of medication to be on the safe side always.
Birth control brands approved by the FDA
- Alesse – is a birth control medication that prevents pregnancy by: [1] stopping the ovary from releasing egg and [2] preventing the male’s sperm from entering the female’s uterus. Alesse costs around $76.00.
- Lynoral – is a medication that is used to reduce menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and others. It is also prescribed for osteoporosis and for treating certain cancers in men and women.
- Mircette – is a ombination of estrogen and progestin that helps prevent pregnancy. It is also used in regulating menstrual cycle and other conditions as per doctor’s prescription. The generic name of Mircette is E. Desogestrel and Ethinlyl Estradiol.
Mircette costs around $30.00.
- Ortho tri-cyclen – is a birth control medication with the chemical names: Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol. It costs around $97.00.
- Ortho tri-cyclen Lo – is a birth control medication with the chemical names: Norgestimate and Ethinyl Estradiol. It costs around $101.50.
- Yasmin – is a birth control pill with 2 types of tablets: Drospirenone and Ethinyl Estradiol. It costs around $33.00.
Other birth control brands
- Adcef – an antibiotic for treating bacterial infections such as bronchitis, sinusitis, pneumonia, skin infections, tonsillitis, ear infections and pharyngitis. Adcef costs around $108.00.
- Alfacip – is a type of vitamin D that helps the body absorb and regulate calcium. It costs around $60.00.
- Femilon – helps prevent pregnancy and helps regulate menstrual cycle. It costs around $22.50.
- Levono – is an oral contraceptive or birth control pill which prevents ovulation and fertilization. It costs around $22.50.
- Nordette and Nordette 28 – are types of oral contraceptive. They cost around $28.00.
- Norimin – is a type of oral contraceptive. It costs around $30.00.
- Novelon – is a birth control medication that helps prevent pregnancy and regulate menstrual cycle. It costs around $31.50.
- One-alpha – is a type of vitamin D that helps the body absorb and regulate calcium. It costs around $80.00.
- Ortho evra patch – is made-up of natural sex hormone that helps prevent pregnancy in women. It costs around $100.00.
- Orthoevra – is a birth control medication that is made-up of natural sex hormone that helps prevent pregnancy in women. It costs around $122.00
- Ovral-L – is an oral contraceptive and it costs around $22.50.
- Primolut N – is a medication that consists of female hormone. It is used in treating amenorrhea [no menstrual flow], enrometriosis [an excruciating condition where the female uterus has abnormal lining], or abnormal uterine bleeding.
Primolut N costs around $36.00.
- Triphasil – is commonly referred to as “the Pill”. It has two active ingredients- levonogestrel and ethinyl estradiol- which are similar to natural female hormones. It costs around $42.00.
Understanding Birth Control Brands Recommended Resources:
The Siskiyou - Southern Oregon University
The Bowdoin Orient
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