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Indications And Usage Azurette ® (Desogestrel/ethinyl Estradiol And Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets Usp) Is Indicated For The Prevention Of Pregnancy In Women Who Elect To Use This Product As A Method Of Contraception. Oral Contraceptives Are Highly Effective. Table Ii Lists The Typical Accidental Pregnancy Rates For Users Of Combination Oral Contraceptives And Other Methods Of Contraception. The Efficacy Of These Contraceptive Methods, Except Sterilization, Depends Upon The Reliability With Which They Are Used. Correct And Consistent Use Of These Methods Can Result In Lower Failure Rates. Table Ii: Percentage Of Women Experiencing An Unintended Pregnancy During The First Year Of Typical Use And The First Year Of Perfect Use Of Contraception And The Percentage Continuing Use At The End Of The First Year, United States. % Of Women Experiencing An Unintended Pregnancy Within The First Year Of Use % Of Women Continuing Use At One Year * (4) Method (1) Typical Use † (2) Perfect Use ‡ (3) Chance § 85 85 Spermicides ¶ 26 6 40 Periodic Abstinence 25 63 Calendar 9 Ovulation Method 3 Sympto-Thermal # 2 Post-Ovulation 1 Withdrawal 19 4 Cap Þ Parous Women 40 26 42 Nulliparous Women 20 9 56 Sponge Parous Women 40 20 42 Nulliparous Women 20 9 56 Diaphragm Þ 20 6 56 Condom SS Female (Reality) 21 5 56 Male 14 3 61 Pill 5 71 Progestin Only 0.5 Combined 0.1 Iud Progesterone T 2 1.5 81 Copper T 380a 0.8 0.6 78 Lng 20 0.1 0.1 81 Depo-Provera 0.3 0.3 70 Norplant And Norplant-2 0.05 0.05 88 Female Sterilization 0.5 0.5 100 Male Sterilization 0.15 0.10 100 Adapted From Hatcher Et Al., 1998, Ref #1.
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