Alesse vs. Kelnor: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Alesse and Kelnor. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 22,645 people who take Alesse and Kelnor, and is updated regularly.
What is Alesse?
Alesse has active ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 3,353 Alesse users. Check the latest studies of Alesse.
What is Kelnor?
Kelnor has active ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; ethynodiol diacetate. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 211 Kelnor users. Check the latest studies of Kelnor.
22,645 people who take Alesse and Kelnor are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Kelnor (ethinyl estradiol; ethynodiol diacetate)
- Alesse (ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Alesse:
- not at all: 1.03 %
- somewhat: 5.02 %
- moderate: 13.13 %
- high: 32.88 %
- very high: 47.95 %
Kelnor:
- not at all: 1.6400000000000001 %
- somewhat: 4.92 %
- moderate: 9.84 %
- high: 27.87 %
- very high: 55.74 %
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Browse all side effects of Alesse:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zBrowse all side effects of Kelnor:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zHow the study uses the data?
The study is based on ethinyl estradiol; levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol; ethynodiol diacetate (the active ingredients of Alesse and Kelnor, respectively). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs or brand names) are also considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML 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 800+ peer-reviewed 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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