What is it about the words “diarrhea,” “dizziness” and “death” voiced over images of people playing in a field of flowers that makes Canadians feel superior? Yes, drug ads on American channels can be a little like Saturday Night Live skits - especially compared to relatively discreet Canadian ones that say little more than the […]
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Brand Name
Alesse
Common Name
levonorgestrel - ethinyl estradiol
How does this medication work? What will it do for me?
Levonorgestrel - ethinyl estradiol is a progestin (levonorgestrel) and estrogen (ethinyl estradiol) combination birth control pill used for […]
What is the most important information I should know about Alesse?
• Take your pill at the same time every day. Each dose should come no more than 24 hours after the last dose.
• Avoid smoking cigarettes while taking Alesse. Smoking greatly increases the risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or […]
By Colette Bouchez
HealthDay Reporter
(HealthDay is the new name for HealthScoutNews.)
But in a world where multi-tasking has become a way of life, an oral contraceptive that offers more than one benefit has become the birth-control buzz of a new generation.
“Women no longer want just birth control from their pill. They want to find […]
Clinical trials in Canada and other countries studied 721 women with acne. Results showed that 56.9 percent of Alesse-treated women reported clear or almost clear complexion after six months of treatment. Moreover, 88 percent of the patients using Alesse self-assessed their acne as improved after six menstrual cycles of therapy (1).
“The effects of untreated […]
Recently, I had occasion to consider the unique nature of human pregnancy, and some of the unaddressed consequences of modern methods of childbirth. Please don’t worry. I’m not pregnant; I’m on Alesse. Anyways, because humans walk upright, have disproportionately large brains compared to other mammals and are now, more than ever before, removed from almost […]