Expect Questions About Nextstellis for Contraception
September 2021
Nextstellis (estetrol/drospirenone) will be the first oral contraceptive pill to contain a new estrogen in decades.
It contains estetrol 15 mg and drospirenone 3 mg...is taken for 24 days followed by 4 days of placebo...and seems as effective as other combo OCs.
Expect reps to say that estetrol, or "E4," is a plant-derived "NEST"...or "native estrogen with selective actions in tissues."
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