Ortho Evra Patch Effectiveness and Advantages

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The Ortho Evra birth control patch is a prescription birth control patch that is applied to the skin once a week to prevent pregnancies. Every week for three weeks a new Ortho Evra patch is placed on the skin of the stomach, buttocks, upper outer arm, or upper torso. The Ortho Evra patch is not worn during the fourth week.

Ortho Evra works by releasing continuous levels of progestin and estrogen into the skin and the bloodstream. These hormones prevent the woman?s ovaries from releasing eggs and thicken the lining of the uterus to prevent a sperm from joining with an egg.

The Ortho Evra Patch has been linked to serious side effects. If you or a loved one have used Ortho Evra and experienced an adverse event, you should contact us immediately. You may be entitled to compensation and we can help.

Effectiveness of the Patch

When used correctly, Ortha Evra is ninety-nine percent effective. To receive the maximum effectiveness, the patch should be applied one the same day of the week for three weeks in a row. If an error occurs in application or usage, the birth control can fail and pregnancy can occur.

Such errors include leaving the same patch on for longer than one week and allowing the patch to become loose or fall off for more than 24 hours. The directions in the package give instructions on what to do in either of these cases. You should also call your clinician if either of these errors occurs.

The effectiveness of the patch may be lower for women who weigh more than 198 pounds. There are also certain medicines and herbs that can affect the effectiveness of the patch. These medicines and herbs include rifampin, certain drugs used to treat epilepsy, certain drugs that are used to treat HIV and AIDS symptoms, other antibiotics, and St. John's wort.

You should notify your doctor or pharmacist of any other medications you are taking to be sure of the implications of the drugs on the patch's effectiveness.

Advantages

There are several advantages to using the Ortho Evra Patch:

• There are no daily pills to remember to take
• The ability to become pregnant returns quickly after use of the patch is stopped
• Use is convenient and does not interfere with sex
• In some cases pain associated with menstrual cramps is decreased

Although there are no long term studies for usage of Ortho Evra, researchers believe that other advantages for the patch are the same as they are for the pill including protection against ovarian cysts, cancer of the ovaries, and irregular menstrual cycles.

Do I have an Ortho Evra Lawsuit?

The Defective Drug Litigation Group at our law firm is an experienced team of trial lawyers that focus exclusively on the representation of plaintiffs in Ortho Evra lawsuits. We are handling individual litigation nationwide and currently accepting new Ortho Evra side effect cases in all 50 states.

Attention Attorneys: We do not publish prior verdict/settlements. If you are an attorney and would like to refer us a case or for us to send you a profile of prior award judgments or average referral fees, please visit the attorney referral section of our website.

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