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Desogen Information

What's inside Desogen

Desogen Active Ingredients: desogestrel, ethinyl estradiol, details.
Desogen Dosages & Strengths
Strength Format Route Strength Class
Desogen 0.15 mg-0.03 mg tablet oral 1.0 each OTC
Desogen 0.15 mg-0.03 mg tablet oral 1.0 each OTC

Recent Desogen Side Effects

Posted by c4891 about 1 month ago
Has anyone else experienced VERY frequent urination? I was on Desogen from about February until I stopped a month ago. The ...

Posted by mmariam511 about 1 month ago
I have been on apri for about two years now. I am 21 working college student and was happy with apri for the first year of ta...

Posted by anthonita about 1 month ago
I have been on Apri for 3 years and I am suffering from EXTREME MIGRAINES and DEPRESSION. I came off of the drug for a month...


Desogen in the News

HOW TO GIVE THAT FIRST INJECTION - Mother Earth News
The Martins chose to store their reusable injection equipment in quaternary ammonium disinfectant (sold under such trade names as Cetavlon, Desogen, ...
Sat Feb 16 19:23:32 -0500 2008

New law increases price college campuses pay for birth control pills - Minnesota Daily
For example, the cost of a prescription for the Desogen birth control pill has increased by $10 a month. "Our clinic is very mindful of cost to patients," ...
Tue Dec 04 02:32:02 -0500 2007

New law increases price college campuses pay for birth control pills - Minnesota Daily
For example, the cost of a prescription for the Desogen birth control pill has increased by $10 a month. "Our clinic is very mindful of cost to patients," ...
Tue Dec 04 02:32:02 -0500 2007


Desogen Chemical Information

desogestrel - A synthetic progestogen with progesterone hormone receptor agonistic activity. Desogestrel binds intracellular progesterone receptors in progesterone responsive tissue and the resultant complex interacts with DNA and results in either gene transcription or gene repression. This leads to an inhibition of LH release and prevents ovulation and alters the cervical mucus. Desogestrel is used in birth control pills alone or in combination with estrogens.

ethinyl estradiol - A semisynthetic estrogen. Ethinyl estradiol binds to the estrogen receptor complex and enters the nucleus, activating DNA transcription of genes involved in estrogenic cellular responses. This agent also inhibits 5-alpha reductase in epididymal tissue, which lowers testosterone levels and may delay progression of prostatic cancer. In addition to its antineoplastic effects, ethinyl estradiol protects against osteoporosis. In animal models, short-term therapy with this agent has been shown to provide long-term protection against breast cancer, mimicking the antitumor effects of pregnancy. (NCI04)





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