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Evra Efficacy and Compliance |
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| n | High Efficacy |
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| n | Overall Pearl Index of 0.88 |
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| n | After 6 cycles, overall pregnancy
possibility is half that of OC |
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| n | May be less
efficacious in women 198 lb (90 kg) |
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| n | NIH study in
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| n | Compliance is
superior with Ortho Evra compared to OC |
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| n | Ortho Evra
compliance unaffected by age |
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| n | Lower
compliance with OC in younger compared with older |
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| Audet MC, et al. JAMA.
2001;285:2347-2354. |
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| Zieman M, et
al. Fertility and Sterility 2002;77:S13-8. |
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