contains ethinylestradiol 30mcg and levonorgestrel 50mcg
contains ethinylestradiol 40mcg and levonorgestrel 75mcg
contains ethinylestradiol 30mcg and levonorgestrel 125mcg
Do not use this product if you are at risk of or have any history of blood clots.
This product does not provide any protection against sexually transmitted infections
Oral Contraception
Take one tablet daily, around the same time every day.
Follow printed instructions provided with this medication.
When starting for the first time, take the pill on the first day of your period. This is day one of your cycle, the first day bleeding starts.
Once you take all 21 pills, stop for 7 days. This will be a 7-day 'pill-free' period, during which you may bleed.
You do not have to use other contraceptives during this 7 day pill free period, as long as you take the 21 pills appropriately and start the next cycle on time.
Do this whether or not you are bleeding. You should ensure you are starting your next pack on the same day of the week.
Start TriRegol the next day after you took the last active tablet of your previous contraceptive, or removed your transdermal patch or contraceptive ring. The pack should be started no later than on the day after your usual contraceptives pill-free interval.
You can stop your progestogen-only pill at any time, and start taking TriRegol the next day at any point in the cycle. However you should also use other contraceptive protection (such as condoms) during the first 7 days of using TriRegol.
You can start TriRegol on the day that your next injection is due, or the day that your implant is removed. However, you should use extra precautions (such as condoms) during intercourse, in your first 7 days of switching over to TriRegol.
Do not use if there are any known or suspected sex-steroid sensitive malignancies.
Depressive mood, headaches, weight gain, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain.
Gallstones, acne, yellow/brown patches on skin (chloasma), Breast tenderness, breast pain, unexplained uterus bleeding.
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Some contraceptives can cause your blood pressure to rise. So you will have to have your blood pressure checked by your GP at least yearly.
If you have a high BMI, some combined oral contraceptives may not be suitable. You should also get your weight checked every year if you are on TriRegol
You will need to ensure you are not already pregnant, and this may have to be excluded with a pregnancy test.
If you are currently breast feeding, you may be advised not to use TriRegol and use alternative contraception.
While you’re on the pill – you should go for regular cervical smear tests and you should also check your breasts or nipples on a monthly basis for any changes such as lumps or dimpling of the skin.
TriRegol may also affect the results of any blood tests, so you should inform your GP that you are taking this medication.
If you’re new to taking contraceptives or new to using TriRegol you may be better suited to taking no more than a 3-month supply, so you can see if it suits you and whether you experience any side effects.
A 6 months supply is more suitable if you’re already using TriRegol or have used it in the past.
You can also go to your GP for contraceptives.
If you need to change your contraceptive please contact us and our practitioners will be happy to advise you further.
TriRegol is 99% effective at preventing pregnancy when taken correctly. If not taken correctly, statistics show around 9% of women will get pregnant.
Your contraceptive protection should not be affected if you take the late pill immediately, and keep taking your pills at the usual time. That may mean taking 2 pills in one day.
You may have lowered your contraceptive protection, so you should use extra protection.
You have to take the missed pill as soon as you remember, even if it means taking 2 pills in the same day. Continue taking the pill at your usual time each day. You should also use barrier methods of contraceptive (e..g condoms) for 7 days. If intercourse had taken place during the previous 7 days, the more missed tablets and the closer it is to the pill-free interval - the greater the risk of pregnancy.
You should take the missed tablet as soon as you remember, even if it means taking 2 at the same time. Continue taking the pill at the usual time. As long as you took the pill correctly in the 7 days prior to the missed tablet you will not need to use extra contraceptive methods. However, if you missed more than 1 pill, or have not been using correctly, you should use barrier contraception for 7 days.
You should take the missed tablet as soon as you remember, even if it means taking 2 at the same time. Continue taking the pill at the usual time. You should start your next pack immediately after the last pill in the current pack, and skip the pill-free interval. Withdrawal bleeding is unlikely until the end of the second pack, but there may be some breakthrough bleeding/spotting. You may also stop taking tablets from the current pack - in which case you should keep a 7 day interval without taking any TriRegol, including the days you forgot to take your tablets and then continue your next pack.
If you have missed tablets and do not get withdrawal bleed in the first intended pill-free interval, there is a possibility of pregnancy.
You should take the last pill of the strip in place of the lost pill, and then take the others on their usual days.
This cycle will end up one day shorter than normal, but your contraceptive protection will not be affected.
This then means after your seven pill-free days, your next starting date will be one day earlier than before.
Alternatively, if you lose a pill you can even take a pill from a spare strip if you have any, and that means you can continue your other pills as normal and stay in sync.
The spare strip will come in useful in future if you lose any other pills.
If you have been sick or had diarrhoea within 4 hours of taking a TriRegol pill, it may not work. Continue taking it, but you may have full protection from the 1st day of vomiting/diarrhoea.
Use another method (such as condoms) if having intercourse during this period of stomach upset and for the next 7 days.
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