Birth Control

First Monthly Vaginal Ring Receives FDA Approval

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 18th, 2001

Organon, Inc. has announced that it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market NuvaRing (etonogestrel/ethinyl estradiol vaginal ring), the first monthly vaginal ring for birth control.

NuvaRing is a flexible, transparent ring that provides month-long contraceptive protection and can be discretely administered by a woman in the privacy of her own home. The product works by releasing a continuous low dose of estrogen and progestin, on average 0.120 mg of etonogestrel and 0.015 mg of ethinyl estradiol, per day over a 21 day period of use.

"Women are always searching for more convenient contraceptive options. Like the pill,...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2001-10-18)

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