Ethinylestradiol/desogestrel

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Desogestrel/ethinylestradiol
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Ethinylestradiol
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Desogestrel
Combination of
Ethinylestradiol Estrogen
Desogestrel Progestogen (Progestin)
Clinical data
Trade names Marvelon, Desogen, Ortho-cept, others
Other namesEE/DSG, EE-DSG, DSG+EE
AHFS/Drugs.com Professional Drug Facts
MedlinePlus a601050
Routes of
administration 		By mouth
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Ethinylestradiol/desogestrel (EE/DSG), sold under the brand name Marvelon among others, is a fixed-dose combination of ethinylestradiol (EE), an estrogen, and desogestrel (DSG), a progestin, which is used as a birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in women. [2] [3] [5] [6] It is taken by mouth. [3]

It was approved for medical use in the United Kingdom in 1981, [2] and in the United States in 1992. [3] In 2023, it was the 225th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 1 million prescriptions. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Product monograph brand safety updates". Health Canada . 7 July 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Marvelon Tablets - Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)". (emc). 11 March 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Desogen Tablets (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets USP)". DailyMed. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "List of nationally authorised medicinal products" (PDF). European Medicines Agency.
  5. ↑ Pundir J, Coomarasamy A (21 April 2016). Gynaecology: Evidence-Based Algorithms. Cambridge University Press. pp. 260–. ISBN   978-1-316-30110-4.
  6. ↑ IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans; World Health Organization; International Agency for Research on Cancer (2007). Combined Estrogen-progestogen Contraceptives and Combined Estrogen-progestogen Menopausal Therapy. World Health Organization. pp. 435, 436, 455, 459. ISBN   978-92-832-1291-1.
  7. ↑ "The Top 300 of 2023". ClinCalc. Archived from the original on 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Desogestrel; Ethinyl Estradiol Drug Usage Statistics, United States, 2013 - 2023". ClinCalc. Retrieved 20 August 2025.


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