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)