Ovral and Unintended pregnancy - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Unintended pregnancy is found among people who take Ovral, especially for people who are female, 20-29 old, have been taking the drug for 2 - 5 years.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Ovral and have Unintended pregnancy. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,496 people who have side effects when taking Ovral from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.

Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.

On Mar, 21, 2023

1,496 people reported to have side effects when taking Ovral.
Among them, 259 people (17.31%) have Unintended pregnancy.

What is Ovral?

Ovral has active ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; norgestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 1,564 Ovral users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.

What is Unintended pregnancy?

Unintended pregnancy (unwanted pregnancies as well as those that are mistimed) is found to be associated with 727 drugs and 374 conditions by eHealthMe.

Number of Ovral and Unintended pregnancy reports submitted per year:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Ovral and have Unintended pregnancy?

Check whether Unintended pregnancy is associated with a drug or a condition

How to use the study?

You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.

Related studies

How severe was Unintended pregnancy and when was it recovered:

Unintended pregnancy in Ovral

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; norgestrel:

Unintended pregnancy and drugs with ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; norgestrel (371 reports)

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Ovral:

Ovral (1,564 reports)

Common Ovral side effects:

Drug ineffective: 260 reports
Depression: 106 reports
Headache (pain in head): 105 reports

Browse all side effects of Ovral:

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Unintended pregnancy treatments and more:

Unintended pregnancy (13,385 reports)

COVID vaccines that are related to Unintended pregnancy:

Common drugs associated with Unintended pregnancy:

All the drugs that are associated with Unintended pregnancy:

Unintended pregnancy (727 drugs)

Common conditions associated with Unintended pregnancy:

Birth control: 5,925 reports
Acne: 116 reports

All the conditions that are associated with Unintended pregnancy:

Unintended pregnancy (374 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on ethinyl estradiol; norgestrel (the active ingredients of Ovral) and Ovral (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 600+ medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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