Drug details

Portia (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)

type of Contraceptives, Oral, Estrogens/Progestins

Portia (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol kit) is a combined oral contraceptive (COC) indicated to prevent pregnancy in women who elect to use this product as a method of contraception.

This drug may have the following side effects:
  • shortness of breath,
  • nausea,
  • sweating,
  • blurred vision,
  • weakness,
  • loss of appetite,
  • fever,
  • tiredness,
  • hives, 
  • difficulty breathing, 
  • swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat, 
  • coughing up blood, 
  • sudden numbness or weakness (especially on one side of the body), 
  • pain spreading to your jaw or shoulder, 
  • dark urine, 
  • mood changes
  • chest pain or pressure, 
  • slurred speech, 
  • yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice),
  • severe headache, 
  • pounding in your neck or ears, 
  • clay-colored stools, 
  • balance problems, 
  • sudden vision loss, 
  • stabbing chest pain, 
  • swelling or redness in an arm or leg, 
  • upper stomach pain, 
  • swelling in your hands, ankles, or feet, 
  • changes in the pattern or severity of migraine headaches, 
  • tiredness, and
  • a breast lump, 
  • sleeping problems, 
The following drugs are related to Portia, either as a replacement or used together:
  • Ortho-Cept (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets)
  • Reclipsen (desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol) tablets)
  • Ocella (drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol tablets, for oral use)
  • NuvaRing (etonogestrel, ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring)
  • ParaGard (intrauterine copper contraceptive)
  • Jolessa (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol tablets)
  • Jolivette (norethindrone tablets)
  • Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system)
  • Ortho Evra (norelgestromin, ethinyl estradiol transdermal)
  • Ortho Micronor (norethindrone)
  • Ortho-Novum (norethindrone and ethinyl estradiol)
  • Ortho Tri-Cyclen / Ortho-Cyclen (norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol)
  • Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo (norgestimate, ethinyl estradiol)