Nuvaring vs. Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Nuvaring and Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 30,179 people who take Nuvaring and Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol, and is updated regularly.
What is Nuvaring?
Nuvaring has active ingredients of ethinyl estradiol; etonogestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 28,730 Nuvaring users. Check the latest studies of Nuvaring.
What is Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol?
Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol has active ingredients of norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 25 Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol users. Check the latest studies of Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol.
30,179 people who take Nuvaring and Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol are studied.

Drugs being compared in this study:
- Norgestimate; Ethinyl Estradiol (norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol)
- Nuvaring (ethinyl estradiol; etonogestrel)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Nuvaring:
- not at all: 1.11 %
- somewhat: 2.39 %
- moderate: 8.92 %
- high: 36.15 %
- very high: 51.43 %
Norgestimate; Ethinyl Estradiol:
- not at all: 11.76 %
- somewhat: 5.88 %
- moderate: 17.65 %
- high: 41.18 %
- very high: 23.53 %
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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.
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Nuvaring (27,666 reports)
- Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol (4 reports)
Browse all side effects of Nuvaring:
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 Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol:
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; etonogestrel and norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol (the active ingredients of Nuvaring and Norgestimate; ethinyl estradiol, 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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