Norelgestromin/ethinylestradiol

Norelgestromin/ethinylestradiol, sold under the brand name Ortho Evra among others, is a contraceptive patch containing the progestin norelgestromin and the estrogen ethinylestradiol.

[4][6][7] The most common side effects include headache, nausea (feeling sick), breast tenderness, and irregular uterine bleeding.

[6] The patch-free interval must not be longer than seven days; otherwise, additional non-hormonal contraceptive methods must be used, such as condoms.

[6] Norelgestromin/ethinylestradiol was approved for medical use in the United States in November 2001, and in the European Union in August 2002.

[4][9] In the United States norelgestromin/ethinylestradiol is indicated for the prevention of pregnancy in women with a BMI < 30 kg/m2 for whom a transdermal delivery system is an appropriate method of contraception.