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Birth Control board
  1. Has anyone tried Alesse? 30th September 2003
    ... I am currently on Alesse. I was on Desogen , and had been for about 4 years when I started experiencing...

  2. Types of BC pills- Cyclessa 9th August 2003
    ... I don't take Cyclessa, but I've taken Desogen (same progestin, a bit more estrogen, monophasic) ... under 7 days. The weird thing is that only brand name Desogen does that for me. At any rate, the progestin is a...

  3. Stopped taking the pill 20th May 2003
    ... would be: Yasmin, Demulen 1/50, Zovia 1/50E, Ovcon 50, Desogen , Ortho-Cept, Estrostep Fe, and Loestrin 1/20. Now ... of estrogen so this is obviously too low for you. Desogen , Yasmin, Ortho-Cept, and Ortho Tricyclen all have...

  4. BIRTH CONTROL PILL WITH NO WEIGHT GAIN???? 2nd April 2003
    ... years. It's a good pill but I had more weight lose on Desogen . I got off Desogen cause I had sever migraines. ... didn't loose any on Mircette. I did on Aleese and Desogen . All the pills are 21day pills except for Loestrin ... ladies may or may not get while on them. I was on Desogen for years and thought my hair loss was normal. That...

  5. Types of birth control pills 15th February 2003
    ... handful of birth control pills and the best by far was DESOGEN (same thing as Alesse). NO weight gain or strange...
    ... Oh, btw, Alesse and Desogen are not the same pill. LeeLee, the pill can cause...
    ... right, I got confused with Apri which IS the same as desogen . Thanks for the correction! [img]http://www.healthboards...
    ... Originally posted by barefoot_gal: Oh, btw, Alesse and Desogen are not the same pill. LeeLee, the pill can cause...

Bowel Disorders board
  1. periods and constipation (for women only) 7th February 2005
    ... bowels from happening to me. I just switched back to Desogen which is what I took when I started BC for the first...

Cancer: Cervical & Ovarian board
  1. ovarain cysts 26th June 2008
    ... name of levogenestrel (there are also others like Desogen etc.. but this one is the most commonly used). ...

Eating Disorder Recovery board
  1. Birth Control 16th January 2004
    ... Right now I'm on Desogen . I was on Yasmin and it was great, but too expensive...
    ... Right now I'm on Desogen . I was on Yasmin and it was great, but too expensive...
    ... down to $15, which is still too much. I am taking Desogen , which is about $6... So, the price is right... ...
    ... down to $15, which is still too much. I am taking Desogen , which is about $6... So, the price is right... ...

Headaches board
  1. Headaches on top of head. HELP!! 6th January 2005
    ... I switched from Allesse to Desogen I still get migraines but during that time of the...

High & Low Blood Pressure board
  1. Birth Control Pill and high blood pressure ? 14th April 2008
    ... Yes! This happened to me after being on desogen for 3.5 years. My blood pressure kept going up and...

  2. blood pressure up and won't come back down 29th March 2008
    ... birth control pills for years. After 3.5 years on desogen I was taken off it b/c my blood pressure went up....

  3. Help High Blood Pressure & Birth Control 6th August 2005
    ... helped before we tried blood pressure meds( I was on desogen and had been for about 8 years). It did help and...

Hormone Problems board
  1. Possible hormonal imbalance?? 21st February 2008
    ... first i was on seasonale for 1.5 years I switched to desogen (which is what i am on now) due to consist spotting...
    ... first i was on seasonale for 1.5 years I switched to desogen (which is what i am on now) due to consist spotting...

  2. Progesterone Levels 20th May 2007
    ... want to get pregnant so I asked him to put me back on Desogen . He gave me the name brand which is OrthoCept I was ... on Desogen for over 10 years then changed cause I had migraines...

Menopause board
  1. Can ortho tricyclen really help??? 29th November 2005
    ... Cyclen, everything else is great too. I was on Desogen and I think it was screwing me up for the past year...

  2. I am about to scream right now, aaarrrgghhhh.... 18th October 2005
    ... she wanted to put me on another pill. I was taking Desogen and now she wants me to start taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen ... mood swings and maybe with my flow. She told me that Desogen is not a good BCP that it can give false Perimenopause ... is true or not, I don't know. I had asked for the Desogen again and she said they don't even carry it anymore ... ovulating she told me that was impossible because the Desogen keeps you from ovulating, but I know what ovulation...

PCOS - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome board
  1. Brand of birth control pills to treat PCOS 15th August 2007
    ... treated with the pill. I was on the pill earlier ( Desogen ) and it did nothing. I want to know what brands of...

  2. newly diagnosed--thinning hair, lab test results 25th January 2007
    ... though so I am not going back on the pill. I was on desogen for 10 years and never knew i had this so maybe aska...

  3. Could PCOS be causing my girlfriends pain? 28th May 2006
    ... problem.... Before she started with a contraceptive ( desogen ) her periods were usually constant, but she doesnt...

  4. some questions about pcos and the pill 5th August 2004
    ... too many side effects on that too so I switched to Desogen . It has helped with my acne, and the pill plus spiro...

Pregnancy board
  1. Possible pregnancy? Question about implantation bleeding. 15th January 2004
    ... for you to have on your current pill. I switched to desogen which was terrible for me for breakthrough bleeding...

Pregnancy-Teen board
  1. Paranoid!!! 11th December 2005
    ... sex with my boyfriend until I was on birth control ( Desogen ) The package said wait a week until you have sex...

Sexual Health - Men board
  1. the pill 14th July 2003
    ... horrible pain they would last for days. Anyways i got on desogen and i was on it for almost a year when i went back ... so i was like screw that, so i continued to stay on desogen and oddly enough it got better (its still heavy but ... normal" kind of heavy) so what im trying to say is try desogen but you have to stay on it for a while..over a year ... thats with most kind of pills, but ive had luck with desogen and trust me my periods sucked before, to the point...

Sexual Health - Women board
  1. BC PILLS, Somone help 22nd June 2004
    ... she'll discuss with me today. Other low doseages are Desogen and Lo/Ovral, they have 30mc estrogen. Like you said...

  2. question about gynocologist 21st April 2004
    ... health center at my school, where the doctor prescribed desogen , which works great for me. I think they have a policy ... there, but the doctor didn't push it with me at all. Desogen is like a miracle for me, it helps my cramps soooo ... starting this semester, and I'm on my last pack of desogen . The health center here is very strict about not...

  3. Desogen and Sex Drive/Weight Gain 20th January 2004
    ... I have been on desogen for about nine months and have had a lot of problems ... fatigued. I know may women who have had a problem with desogen , so I just thought I'd put that out there....

  4. Should I switch birth control pills?? 20th January 2004
    ... moodiness, low sex drive). She decided that I should try Desogen ; however, I needed to finish out the rest of my current ... symptoms to happen... 1. Should I start on the Desogen next and see what happens or just stay on the Ortho...
    ... moodiness, low sex drive). She decided that I should try Desogen ; however, I needed to finish out the rest of my current ... symptoms to happen... 1. Should I start on the Desogen next and see what happens or just stay on the Ortho...

  5. Birth Control and Weight Gain 16th January 2004
    ... anything I can do before then? (Also, I'm taking Desogen and I've taken Lo-Ovral and it made me gain weight...
    ... Evra Patch. I have taken triphasil ortho 777 desogen mircette ortho tricyclyne ( spelling ) and yasmine...

  6. Off of Ortho Tri to Yasmin or Desogen? 7th January 2004
    ... periods). A lot seem to recommend either Yasmin or Desogen (Apri). Any thoughts on anything relating to these...

  7. birth control 13th July 2003
    ... i have been on desogen for about a year and half i havent gained weight from...

  8. oh where, oh where has my libido gone? 10th July 2003
    ... Yes, I am on birth control... Desogen . I never really thought of that as a potential cause...
    ... Yes, I am on birth control... Desogen . I never really thought of that as a potential cause ... off that or not. HA! That's the reason alright! Desogen KILLED my sex drive!~!!!...

  9. pregancy, the pill, and other life trauma (advice or info needed) 26th June 2003
    ... and 1 mg of norethindrone and 35 ethinyl estradiol. Desogen (the one i'm starting) has .15 mcg of desogestrel ... that have had anything to do with it? because the desogen is yet another progesterone..... This stuff confuses...

  10. Cyclessa and low sex drive 20th February 2003
    ... noticed that my sex drive has decreased. I was taking Desogen for 8 months but experienced a lot of moodiness but...

  11. I cant get wet 29th August 2002
    ... libido from it. I heard about another pill called Desogen that suppose to help with acne too but I still have...

Teen Health board
  1. anyone tried orthocyclen???? 9th October 2003
    ... others you can choose. I started on Marvelon (sold as Desogen in the U.S.) which is a low dose pill and have never ... . Weight gain is apparently not a side effect of Desogen . You may feel depressed because of the hormonal changes...

Thyroid Disorders board
  1. **HELP Birth Control/Synthroid mess? not sure what to do?** 11th June 2006
    ... I have been put on a new birth control pill called desogen and I am on my 4th day and I have been feeling pretty ... am going hypo. anyway I was going to stop tthe desogen today, I have been doing well with my synthroid for ... advice, since at this point I just want to stop the desogen , :)...

Weight Loss board
  1. I'm on BCP's, is it possible to lose weight and still be on BCP's? 31st August 2003
    ... year, I notice a little weight gain and now I'm on desogen , Well, I'm on BCP's for my acne because it's hormonal...

Women's Health board
  1. Possible hormonal imbalance 20th February 2008
    ... first i was on seasonale for 1.5 years I switched to desogen (which is what i am on now) due to consist spotting...

  2. Sore throat/Flu like symptoms before period 20th February 2008
    ... PCOS which is managed with the birth control pill Desogen , healthy diet, and exercise.) What strikes me as odd...

  3. Adverse reaction to alcohol with desogen 14th November 2007
    ... interested in the replies to this one. I too am on Desogen and I've been on Desogen for about a year now. I've ... hangovers too!! I'm not sure if it's to do with the desogen , because I haven't been drinking for very long now...

  4. feeling down before period?? 10th June 2007
    ... problem but it sure can not hurt to take them. I was on Desogen for years and accquired migrains more and more while ... another brand, hated that one, asked to be put back on Desogen and now I have been on Ortho Cept the name brand of ... Desogen and only had a migraine right before my period. I...

  5. I hate the pill!!! :( 4th May 2007
    ... goes on Yasmin don't know never took it. I was on Desogen before Lo and had peaches and cream complextion and ... this is my second day on OrthoCept the name brand of Desogen and my skin seems much better today. I woke up with...

  6. Period that won't quit!! 15th February 2007
    ... .. Does anyone have any suggestions?? I am now on Desogen , this is my 2nd week of it and no slow down. I was...

  7. took pregnancy test on the pill.. need advice! 17th January 2007
    ... I am on Desogen birth control. On Jan 4th, my boyfriend and I had...

  8. spotting or breakthrough bleeding 1st August 2006
    ... THe only explanation I can think of is I've missed 2 Desogen pills the past couple days - out of town, sort of...

  9. should I be worried?? 16th June 2006
    ... ok, so i've been on desogen for almost 3 months now. This is my third month [ever...

  10. why do my boobs keep growing? 10th June 2006
    ... wow... that's unfortunate! I'm on desogen right now. I feel like it's killing my sex drive,...

  11. BC Pills/Ovulation/Ovarian Cysts 16th April 2005
    ... and they did not work. Necon Loestrin Demulin Desogen Prior to having a cyst I tried triphasil and ortho...

  12. sex binding globulin 26th February 2005
    ... control pills increase SHBG, but pills like Yasmin, Desogen , and Ortho Tri-Cyclen do it the most. Whether that...

  13. **Heavy periods (still!)** 29th January 2005
    ... Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo did nothing to help my bleeding. Desogen is working much better... evidently it has a strong...

  14. Pmdd 10th January 2005
    ... calm down my mood swings. I was originally put on Desogen , and my husband (fiance at the time, although we didn...

  15. Embarrassing question 30th September 2004
    ... easily now because i had such a horrible time with the desogen . Sorry this is so long.. ....

  16. What's a woman to do?? 3rd September 2004
    ... learned all this the hard way because I was taking desogen and it ruined my life for almost a year. My dr kept...

  17. Is this ok? 28th August 2004
    ... I'm currently on Desogen and doing ok except for my skin. I used to take Yasmin ... stomach. i'm kind of curious if now that i've been on Desogen for a couple of months with no problem if I would ... pill you are on? they already have me down as taking Desogen which is the same estrogen dose. I just don't want...
    ... control options out there you shouldn't limit yourself. Desogen is a old and highly androgenic pill. Androgenic means ... If Yasmin gives you horrible stomach pains, and desogen gives you bad skin ask your md for another option...
    ... Thanks for the advice everyone! I didn't know Desogen was very androgenic?? I was told it was the second...

  18. Estrostep FE, a few questions 17th August 2004
    ... I've been on Yasmin, Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo, and now Desogen . I'm not sure how exact you have to be with the time...

  19. What bcp are you on? 11th August 2004
    ... I'm on Desogen ....

  20. weird period help 24th July 2004
    ... start again randomly. I have been taking my pills ( desogen ) correctly all this time and when my placebo pills ... been pretty normal on this particular pill (been on desogen for about a year). I'd really like to know if the...

  21. has anyone gained weight due to birth control? 21st July 2004
    ... have? I gained 15 pounds (exercise 4x a week) taking desogen , which has 30 mcg estrogen. I switched to microgestin...

  22. Losing weight on the pill 7th July 2004
    ... I gained fifteen pounds taking the pill desogen , wich has 30mcg estriogen and I exercise. I can't...

  23. Going to a lower dose birth control 2nd July 2004
    ... effects and if your side effects went away. I was on desogen for about nine months and started microgestin two ... How long does it take before the side effects of desogen go away? Any help because I am so confused....
    ... can feel my hormones are out of whack. i was taking desogen , which had 30 mcg of estrogen and that pill really...

  24. Orthotricylcen Lo Dose and Anxiety/Depression 28th June 2004
    ... all the difference. Good Luck. Plus, I was taking desogen for nine months, and my main problem was that I started ... other women who experienced the same migranes with desogen , so I am praying that the lower dose will help me...
    ... days, i drop water weight. I've never really heard of desogen and microgestin fe. It's weird b/c a friend of mine...

  25. Birth Control Question 22nd June 2004
    ... if it is just allergies or the pill. I was taking desogen , but I started this one because I had awful side effects ... with the desogen . But does anyone know if a lose dose pill can cause...

  26. Can going off the pill cause this? 21st June 2004
    ... attacksand nervousness. This all happened to me. I was on desogen and experienced awful awful side effects. Now I'm...

  27. 16..almost 17...I have cramps ALL THE TIME.... should I be worried? 18th June 2004
    ... work your way up if it doesn't help. I started with desogen , but am switching to a lower dose because I had serious...

  28. Microgestin 17th June 2004
    ... 20. I am starting it this weekend becuase I hated desogen and i was just looking for some info! Thanks...

  29. has anyone ever heard of this 15th June 2004
    ... days (chest/head cold...lots of coughing). I take desogen and my periods are pretty regular on this pill. Well...

  30. need advice on starting the pill 20th April 2004
    ... place) that I had to start up again, this time with desogen . I've been taking desogen for a year or so now and...

  31. Birth Control Pill Question--Hope you can help 31st March 2004
    ... opinion is yes, you will gain weight on the pill. I'm on Desogen and was on Trilevelin. Both pills say that there is...

  32. Can't Stop My Period 15th March 2004
    ... child since my period wouldn't stop again. Now, I'm on Desogen 28, which I like better than the Tri-Levelin. I used ... everytime I took the brown pills in the Tri-Levelin. The Desogen pills are all the same dosage...all white pills except ... for the 7 day placebo pills. No PMS with the Desogen ....

  33. anyone else on low-ogestrel? 19th February 2004
    ... with adynomyosis 2 months ago and my dr prescribed desogen to take nonstop throughout the month to stop my periods ... then go another 3 months w/out a period. I took the desogen for a month and a half and felt like I did when I...

  34. endometriosis and the pill 17th September 2003
    ... yes. i take desogen for 3 months continually, break for one week and get...

  35. 3 mo. on pill & not feeling better 6th September 2003
    ... BCP that has the same hormones as Mircette, there's Desogen , Apri, Marvelon, and Orthocept....

  36. spotting??? 5th August 2003
    ... I am on my second month of a new pill ( desogen ). My period is due in 9 days. Last night (after...
    ... spotted when I was on Loestrin and then switched to Desogen and didn't have the spotting but everyone is different...

  37. Will Birth Cont. side effects deminish? 4th August 2003
    ... I have been taking Desogen B.C. for a month, currently switching from one I had...

  38. Desogen 28th July 2003
    ... I was on desogen a number of years ago. I switched to it from Loestrin ... made me bleed all the time. The thing I hated about Desogen was that my breast were really tender and I started...
    ... quite a few different types of birth control, and desogen is the one I've settled on the longest now. I haven ... debating whether to try it or not.....I've been on the desogen for around 5 years now and really like it. Everyone...
    ... I have taken desogen for about nine months and have had MANY problems right ... microgestin 1/20 this week because I couldn't stand the desogen . Small problems: gained ten pounds I can't lose, vaginal ... was migranes. I never had migranes before, and the desogen gave me migranes that would last for days. I know ... know a lot of women who have had major problems with desogen . Besides, I think with a low dose pill, the side effects...

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