No pregnancy was reported during the use of Ortho Evra in 3 cycles. The majority reported that they remembered to apply the patch on the time. The preferred application site was the lower abdomen (48.3%),followed by upper outer arm (20.7%), the buttock (20.7%) and back (10.3%). About 6.9% experienced at least one episode of partial patch detachment. There was no report of complete patch detachment.
Most of the participants reported regular menstrual periods while using Ortho Evra. No woman
experienced breakthrough bleeding. A decrease in dysmenorrhea symptoms was reported by 13.8% of
participants. There was no significant change in body weight and blood pressure during use of Evra
(Table 2). Forty-four percent of the participants reported improvement of their facial acne.
About one-third of the participants reported breast tenderness or discomfort, followed by mild