WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2002: Re: [Birth Control] Changing Pills (Orthotricycline to Mircette)

Re: [Birth Control] Changing Pills (Orthotricycline to Mircette)

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:26:31 -0500 (CDT)

Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
Next message: R. Daniel Braun, MD: "Re: question"
Previous message: Brittany: "[Birth Control] Orthotricyclen and tri-levlen"
In reply to: Ashley: "[Birth Control] Changing Pills (Orthotricycline to Mircette)"

At Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Ashley wrote: >
>I am changing from a 28 day pack of Orthotricycline to a 28 day pack of
>Mircette. I am a Sunday starter. I start the white (active) pills on
>Sunday, then the blue (active) pills, and then the green (placebo)
>pills. Today is Wednesday and I am taking one of the last green pills
>in my Orthotricycline pack. On Sunday I will start my first pack of
>Mircette. I noticed Mircette has white (active) pills, then two green
>(placebo) pills, and five yellow active pills (in that order). Is this
>the correct order? If so, why is it different than Orthotricycline with
>the placebo pills between active pills instead of after them? Also,
>should I use a back-up method of birth control during the switch?

The 5 yellow active pills in the Mircette are a low dose of estrogen alone. The twentone white active pills contain estrogen and progestin. I don't know why the maker put that little bit of estrogen in there.

--
R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
**Note:  Opinions expressed here are for educational purposes only
and, as such, do not constitute a physician-patient relationship.
This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to
consult with your physician prior to choosing therapeutic options
and/or interventions.

**Private emails cannot be entertained due to time constraints,
consequently no private emails will receive a response.

**Thank you for your understanding ;-)

Next message: R. Daniel Braun, MD: "Re: question"
Previous message: Brittany: "[Birth Control] Orthotricyclen and tri-levlen"
In reply to: Ashley: "[Birth Control] Changing Pills (Orthotricycline to Mircette)"

Women's Insurance Checklist from Auto Insurance Quote

use when must restrict search to only the women's health forum...
Enter search keywords:
	Returns per screen: Require all keywords: