Can you get pregnant on drospirenone?

Can you get pregnant on drospirenone?

If you miss a dose, you could get pregnant. Ask your doctor for ways to help you remember to take your pills or about using another method of birth control. You may have light bleeding or spotting when you first take the pill.

Can you get pregnant on drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol?

You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms with spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Take one pill every day, no more than 24 hours apart. When the pills run out, start a new pack the following day. You could get pregnant if you do not take one pill daily.

What does drospirenone do to your body?

1 mg 17beta-estradiol/2 mg drospirenone has unique antimineralocorticoid properties, which can be attributed to drospirenone. This combination prevents salt and water retention elicited by estrogens, and thereby prevents increases in blood pressure and maintains a stable body weight.

What are the side effects of drospirenone?

Common side effects may include:

• nausea, vomiting;
• breast tenderness;
• headache, mood changes, feeling tired or irritable;
• weight gain; or.
• changes in your menstrual periods, decreased sex drive.

  How long does drospirenone stay in your system?

  Drospirenone

  Clinical data
  Metabolism	Liver (mostly CYP450-independent (reduction, sulfation, and cleavage of lactone ring), some CYP3A4 contribution)
  Metabolites	• Drospirenone acid • 4,5-Dihydrodrospirenone 3-sulfate
  Elimination half-life	25–33 hours
  Excretion	Urine, feces

  How long does drospirenone take to work?

  When you begin using this medicine, your body will require at least 7 days to adjust before a pregnancy will be prevented. Use a second form of contraception (eg, condom, spermicide, or diaphragm) for the first 7 days of your first cycle of pills.

  What is the purpose of drospirenone?

  DROSPIRENONE; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL (dro SPY re nown; ETH in il es tra DYE ole) is an oral contraceptive (birth control pill). This medicine combines two types of female hormones, an estrogen and a progestin. It is used to prevent ovulation and pregnancy.

  What happens if I get pregnant on nexplanon?

  If you become pregnant while using NEXPLANON, you have a slightly higher chance that the pregnancy will be ectopic (occurring outside the womb) than do women who do not use birth control. Unusual vaginal bleeding or lower stomach (abdominal) pain may be a sign of ectopic pregnancy.