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Trigestrel

Trigestrel

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Generic Drug

Ethinyl estradiol

Side Effects

Common

Bloating or abdominal fullness
Mood changes
Alopecia
Headache
Abdominal pain
Mask of pregnancy
Fluid retention
Mood swings
Weight changes
Emotional instability
Hair loss
Breast pain
Excess hair
Rash
Emotional problems

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A 36-year old female asked:

I was on oralcan period was irregular changed to trigestrel on the white pill and still have my period. what could be the problem should. It has been here for 2 weeks now?

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A 30-year old female asked:

I have started using trigestrel and finished the red pill , started using the brown pill last night was the 1st brown pill i took , i had uprotected sex last night , am i protected from pregnancy during this time ?

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A 46-year old asked:

Can Trigestrel regulate your menstruation cycle?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Hi, Bleeding 4 weeks I have been on cyklokapron and trigestrel not stopping the blood and it comes with clots what else could cause such bleeding. I feel exhausted and drained lately ?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 29-year old male asked:

Irregular menst. periods since Sept.2017 after taking antibiotics. Very light, short, inconsistent periods - VERY different to periods before. No change in contraceptive meds (Trigestrel), and I don't take other meds. I'm 27. What can cause this?

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A 42-year old asked:

Can you have sex when switching from Trigestrel to Triphasil (ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel)?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Hi. i recently had unprotected sex a week ago and the man ejaculated in me. i am on trigestrel combined birth control pills but could i be pregnant? It would normally be my ovulation week if I wasn't on pills. My period is due this week.

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A 29-year old female asked:

I took my pill 5 hrs late, I took it normally the day prior & again as I remembered. Im on trigestral. I had sex that morning that I took it late

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A member asked:

Im in my 3rd trimestre and is it safe to use pepto while pregnant?

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A 30-year old female asked:

Hello..My last mentstruel period was on 21th june so when I m going to finish my first trimestre of my pregnancy?

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A 30-year old female asked:

My first day of last period was the 21 th june , I m asking when I m going to finish my 1st trimestre of pregnancy.Thanks?

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A 23-year old female asked:

Good day, i am going for a pap smear and want to know what the chances are of getting pregnant after it, i am on trigesteral for the past 3 years?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 31-year old female asked:

I was on oralcon contraceptives and begininng of this month i changed to trigestel. I am on day 5 of da red pills and still no periods. Is this normal?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 27-year old female asked:

In my first pregnancy i had hypothyroid so i told the DR today to check my thyroid and he said we usually check it the second trimestre,is it correct?

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A 23-year old female asked:

I was on (Triphasil/Trigestral) birth control for 16 mnts. Been off it for 16 mnts. Do I need to see a Dr to go back on them? Or can I just start again? Don't want to have kids now & want it to clear my acne. No side effects that I can remember.

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A 38-year old female asked:

I have recently stopped taking trigestryl birth control pills and now have a lump in my throat sensation, what is causing this?

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