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Doctor insights on: Tri Levlen Three Phase Contraceptive

Incomplete info: If your properly done pregnancy test was negative 4-5 days after a missed period, you are not pregnant and should continue your birth control. ...Read more

Yes: Not the way birth control pills work. ...Read more

You should be ok: but I would use condoms as a backup measure to be safe for the rest of the pack of pills. ...Read more

Brown discharge is : Usually old, deoxygenated blood. Spotting in not uncommon on oral contraceptives. ...Read more

Birth control safety: Birth control pills have different side effects, the best one for you is the one you like the best. All birth control pills are effective, but their reliability depends on taking them every day. Also, if there are other medical conditions present, the medications for those conditions can decrease the efficacy of the pill, ex anti seizure medications or antibiotics. ...Read more

Is there a break? : If there is no break from one to the other them you are always protected. If you have been off the other for a few days then give the new pill 2 weeks. ...Read more

Yes, likely: Yes, you are likely protected. The effects of antibiotics on birth control efficacy is very minimal. Sometimes women use a back up method like a condom, but it's very likely that you aren't pregnant or becoming pregnant. ...Read more

No interactions: There are no described interactions between Venlafaxine and Yasmin (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol). If the antidepressant is effective at that dose, continue taking it for at least a month to see the results on your mood. ...Read more

Neither: If u were my pt, i would put u on either loloestrin or b-yaz depending on your specific situation. ...Read more

Breakthrough bleed: Sounds like breakthrough bleeding which occurs when you have bleeding at unscheduled times while on the pill. Often things get back to normal the next cycle. If not then schedule a visit to discuss changing brands or changing birth control methods. This is very common. Other than being annoying it is not dangerous. ...Read more

Uterine lining: A period is when the uterine lining that built up for possible egg implantation is lost when a pregnancy does not occur. Some birth control pills not allow the lining to build, some force it to be lost. ...Read more

Yes: You should be protected from pregnancy when you change pills as long as you do not have more than 7 days of placebo or more than 7 days off active pills between them. ...Read more

Minimal risk: Vomiting 12 hours after the two pills were taken means that they were totally absorbed and working. This supposes that you have taken the rest of that pill pack as directed without missing any further pills. ...Read more

Pregnant: There is always a possibility with pregnancy when having unprotected sex and not on the pill. There is close less than 1% chance while on the pill, but while off, you may have increased chance. Wait and see. ...Read more

Ethinyl estradiol&no: It is ethinyl Estradiol and norgestimate 28 tablets. ...Read more

Sometimes: Pills like this can make u not have periods due to the fact u do not build up enough tissue to have a period, since this is your 1st pack you should do a preg test to prove to yourself u are not pregnant, it is totally normal not to get periods when you are on low dose pills, once u stop the pills the [periods will return. ...Read more

See below: Please address this with your prescribing provider. Good Luck! ...Read more

Yes: Oral contraceptive pills have 2 hormones - a progesterone and an estrogen component. Sprintec is a monophasic pill ie the progesterone and estrogen components are fixed and does not vary with the last 7 pills hormone free (inert). Ortho tricyclen, the progesterone component increases weekly up to week 3, and the last 7 pills inert. I find that there is more break through bleeding with tricyclen. ...Read more

Antibiotics , pill: There is a slight chance of making the oral contraceptive not as effective while on antibiotics. ...Read more

No : Differnet pills, I do not like either of those at your age you should be using the lowest dose pill which is loloestrin 10 mcg estrogen safer for anyone in their 40s and if u do not want kids I do in office tubals in my office takes 5 minutes, easy miss 1/2 day work , no incisions. ...Read more