Table 1.

Classification of Oral Contraceptive Generations by Progestin Androgenicity

	Progestin	Androgenicity
First generation	Norethindrone or ethynodiol	Androgenic
Second generation	Levonorgestrel or norgestrel	Androgenic
Third generation	Norgestimate, norelgestromin, desogestrel, or etonogestrel	Less androgenic
Fourth generation	Drospirenone	Antiandrogenic