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Is ortho tricyclen an effective birth control?

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Yes: Birth control pills such as ortho tricyclen are an effective form of birth control. You just need to remember to take it every day at about the same time each day to be most effective.

Answered 6/22/2017

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I have been on the birth control pill for 2 weeks today. I am having pain in my ovaries. Is this normal? Could I be ovulating? On ortho tricyclen

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If I am on ortho tri-cyclen lo and skip the sugar pills and go straight to new package of birth control will it make me break out?

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Birth control (ortho tri-cyclen lo) and cascara sagrada, which is a supplementof these have any dangerous side effects if I drink tomorrow night?

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Switched my birth control pill to Gildess Fe 1/20 from Ortho Tri-Cyclen one week ago. I am now experiencing light pink spotting. Should I worry?

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