Skyla vs. Prometrium: side effect and effectiveness comparison (a real world drug study)
Summary:
We compare the side effects and drug effectiveness of Skyla and Prometrium. The phase IV clinical study is created by eHealthMe based on reports (from sources including the FDA) of 255,123 people who take Skyla and Prometrium, and is updated regularly.
What is Skyla?
Skyla has active ingredients of levonorgestrel. It is often used in birth control. eHealthMe is studying from 5,452 Skyla users. Check the latest studies of Skyla.
What is Prometrium?
Prometrium has active ingredients of progesterone. It is often used in menopause. eHealthMe is studying from 5,980 Prometrium users. Check the latest studies of Prometrium.
255,123 people who take Skyla and Prometrium are studied.
Drugs being compared in this study:
- Prometrium (progesterone)
- Skyla (levonorgestrel)
Most common side effects of the drugs, overall:
Most common side effects of the drugs, in long term (1+ years) use:
Drug effectiveness:
Skyla:
- not at all: 2.74 %
- somewhat: 7.2 %
- moderate: 11.19 %
- high: 31.38 %
- very high: 47.5 %
Prometrium:
- not at all: 3.62 %
- somewhat: 17.85 %
- moderate: 30.06 %
- high: 30.17 %
- very high: 18.31 %
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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:
- Skyla (5,414 reports)
- Prometrium (5,563 reports)
Browse all side effects of Skyla:
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 Prometrium:
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 levonorgestrel and progesterone (the active ingredients of Skyla and Prometrium, 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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