Lybrel
Lybrel contains a combination of female hormones that prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). It also causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the uterus and harder for a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus. Lybrel are used as...
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Lybrel
Lybrel is used for: Preventing pregnancy. It may be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
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Lybrel
Twenty-eight (28) yellow tablets each containing 90 mcg of levonorgestrel (17α)-(–)13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-18, 19-dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, a totally synthetic progestogen, and 20 mcg of ethinyl estradiol, (17α)-19-norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol. The inactive...
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Contraceptives, Oral (Combination Products)
...- Tablets ethinyl estradiol 30 mcg/norgestrel 0.3 mg Trade Names: Lutera - Tablets ethinyl estradiol 20 mcg/levonorgestrel 0.1 mg Trade Names: Lybrel - Tablets ethinyl estradiol 20 mcg/levonorgestrel 90 mcg Trade Names: Microgestin Fe 1/20 - Tablets ethinyl estradiol 20 mcg/norethindrone acetate...
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FDA Approves Lybrel, First Low Dose Combination Oral Contraceptive Offering Women the Opportunity to Be Period-Free Over Time
...-- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth , announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the oral contraceptive Lybrel (90 mcg levonorgestrel/20 mcg ethinyl estradiol) tablets for the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use oral contraceptives and who have...
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See also: Abnormal Uterine Bleeding, Birth Control, Endometriosis, Gonadotropin Inhibition, Ovarian Cysts

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