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This page was prepared by Lynn Kash, RN, Internet Nursing Guide
Pennsylvania Nurses,Emergency Department
http://www.nursefriendly.com/kash/

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Ethinyl Estradiol and Ethynodiol Diacetate, What is this medicine used for, Alternative Dr.com:"This medicine is commonly used to prevent pregnancy. It can also protect against pregnancy after unprotected intercourse. Other uses include treatment of acne in girls older than 15; treatment of endometriosis, painful periods, and unusual uterine bleeding and female hypogonadism."
http://www.alternativedr.com/conditions/ConsDrugs/EthinylEstradiolandEthynodiolDiacetatecd.html

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Zovia, Side Effects, Dr.Genie.com:"This medication may cause dizziness, headache, lightheadedness, stomach upset, bloating, or nausea. If these effects persist or worsen, contact your doctor. Notify your doctor if you experience severe depression, pain in the groin or calf, sudden severe headache, chest pain, shortness of breath, lumps in the breast, weakness or tingling in the arms or legs, or yellowing of the eyes or skin. If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist."
http://www.drgenie.com/Medication/z/zovia%201-35e%20tablet.htm

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ZOVIA 1/35-21, Who is this for, Drug Digest:"This medication is used to prevent pregnancy or to regulate your menstrual cycle. Oral contraceptive products such as ethinyl estradiol and ethynodiol diacetate (also called birth control pills) are more effective than any other method of contraception, but they are not effective in preventing the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases."
http://www.drugdigest.org/DD/DVH/Uses/0,3915,6440%7CZOVIA+1%257E22%257E35%252D21,00.html

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ZOVIA 1/50, What are Birth Control Pills, Drugs.com:"Birth control pills contain a combination of hormones that is used to prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). The pills contain a form of estrogen and a form of progesterone, which are both female hormones involved in conception."
http://www.drugs.com/xq/cfm/pageID_0/brand_Zovia%201%2F50/qx/

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ethinyl estradiol and ethynodiol diacetate, What are birth control pills, Laurus Health:"Birth control pills contain a combination of hormones that is used to prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). The pills contain a form of estrogen and a form of progesterone, which are both female hormones involved in conception. Birth control pills also have other effects that inhibit pregnancy. They cause the cervical mucous to thicken, which makes it harder for sperm to move toward the uterus, and they prevent the attachment of an egg to the uterus."
http://www.laurushealth.com/Library/HealthGuide/DrugGuide/topic.asp?hwid=multumd03388a1

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Estrogen and Progestin (Oral Contraceptives), Why is this medication prescribed, MEDLINEplus:"Oral contraceptives (birth-control pills) are used to prevent pregnancy. Estrogen and progestin are two female sex hormones. Combinations of estrogen and progestin work by preventing the release of eggs from the ovaries (ovulation) and changing the cervical mucus and the lining of the uterus. Oral contraceptives are a very effective method of birth control, but they do not prevent the spread of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases."
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a601050.html

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Zovia, Why is this drug prescribed, PDR.net:"Oral contraceptives (also known as "The Pill") are highly effective means of preventing pregnancy. Oral contraceptives consist of synthetic forms of two hormones produced naturally in the body: either progestin alone or estrogen and progestin. Estrogen and progestin regulate a woman's menstrual cycle, and the fluctuating levels of these hormones play an essential role in fertility."
http://www.gettingwell.com/drug_info/rxdrugprofiles/drugs/ORA1310.shtml

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Zovia, Most important fact about this drug, Physicians Choice:"Cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious heart-related side effects (stroke, heart attack, blood clots, etc.) in women who use oral contraceptives. This risk increases with heavy smoking (15 or more cigarettes per day) and with age. There is an especially significant increase in heart disease risk in women over 35 years old who smoke and use oral contraceptives."
http://linkfriendly.com/physicians.choice/zovia.htm

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ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES (MONOPHASIC), If you miss a dose, Proactive Health:"If you miss one dose: Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. Take 2 tablets if you do not remember until the next day. If you miss two doses in a row: Take 2 pills a day for the next 2 days and then continue with your regular dosing schedule. If you miss 3 doses in a row: Stop taking this month’s pills AND USE A DIFFERENT METHOD OF BIRTH CONTROL until your period begins; then start a new cycle of pills."
http://www.proactivehealth.com/Drug/DrugData.asp?ID=100

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