Birth control patch

ORTHO EVRA, the first birth control patch, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is now available for prescription from your doctor or healthcare professional.
ORTHO EVRA is the first weekly form of birth control. Just change your patch once a week for three consecutive weeks. You do not need to apply a patch during the fourth week. You should change your contraceptive patch on the same day each week. The time of day that you change it does not matter. You can decide when to start wearing ORTHO EVRA -- either on the first day of your period, or on the first Sunday after your period starts. You can pick one of four places on your body to wear your contraceptive patch:buttocks, abdomen, upper torso, or outer upper arm. It should not be worn on breasts. You should not place ORTHO EVRA on skin that is red, irritated or cut.

Contraceptive pill

ORTHO EVRA is a once-a-week birth control option that's as effective as the Pill. It is the first weekly, non-invasive form of reversible contraception that's 99 percent effective when used correctly. You can swim, exercise, bathe, shower, and wear the patch in warm, humid conditions. And because it's so thin, you can easily wear it under your clothes.
To ensure the effectiveness of ORTHO EVRA, you should not place the birth control patch on areas of your skin where make-up, lotions, creams, powders or other products are or will be applied.