Desogen vs. Taytulla: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Desogen and Taytulla. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 27,401 people who take Desogen and Taytulla, and is updated regularly.
What is Desogen?
Desogen has active ingredients of desogestrel; ethinyl estradiol. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 664 Desogen users. Check the latest studies of Desogen.
What is Taytulla?
Taytulla has active ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone acetate. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 333 Taytulla users. Check the latest studies of Taytulla.
27,401 people who take Desogen and Taytulla are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Desogen (desogestrel; ethinyl estradiol)
- Taytulla (ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone acetate)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Desogen:
- not at all: 1.49 %
- somewhat: 5.06 %
- moderate: 11.01 %
- high: 34.23 %
- very high: 48.21 %
Taytulla:
- not at all: 1.76 %
- somewhat: 7.12 %
- moderate: 14.93 %
- high: 36.29 %
- very high: 39.89 %
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DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
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Browse all side effects of Desogen:
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 Taytulla:
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 desogestrel; ethinyl estradiol and ethinyl estradiol; norethindrone acetate (the active ingredients of Desogen and Taytulla, 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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