How to use Lo Loestrin Fe
Lo Loestrin Fe is very easy to use! Simply take one pill every day, at the same time each day. Most women find that taking Lo Loestrin Fe before bedtime or with your largest meal of the day helps reduce nausea and other side effects. It is recommended to take your first active pill the first Sunday after your period begins.
After taking 26 days of active pills (24 blue pills and 2 white pills), you’ll switch to 2 inactive pills (brown pills). These are reminder pills with no hormones that exist to keep you in the habit of taking your pill every day. These inactive pills are also known as ferrous fumarate tablets.
Birth control pills may not be as effective if you miss any blue or white pills, especially if you miss the first few or the last few blue pills in a pack. If you do miss one active blue pill , take two pills as soon as you remember. Then, continue to take one active pill for the rest of the pill pack. If you miss two active pills in a row take two pills per day for two days. However, if you miss three active pills in a row, do not take the missed pills. Instead you should use back up birth control for at least 7 days. The better you are at taking birth control pills at the correct time, the higher the efficacy rate.
Remember that Lo Loestrin Fe and other hormone based birth control cannot be used to prevent HIV infection or other sexually transmitted diseases. In order to prevent STDs, always use condoms when having sexual intercourse.
Lo Loestrin Fe dosage
Lo Loestrin Fe birth control pills have two main ingredients: 1 mg of norethindrone acetate and 0.01 mg of Ethinyl Estradiol in each of the 24 first tablets, plus 2 tablets that only contain 0.01 mg Ethinyl Estradiol and 2 other with no hormones and just 75 mg ferrous fumurate.
Lo Loestrin Fe Side Effects
The risks are very low, but some women have experienced unwanted side effects when taking Lo Loestrin Fe. Minor ones include nausea, breast tenderness, headache and slightly elevated blood pressure or blood sugar. Women who are breastfeeding should not take Lo Loestrin Fe because it may decrease breast milk production. You may experience breakthrough bleeding when first starting Lo Loestrin Fe.
Positive side effects: reduced acne, lighter bleeds, and fewer mood swings are fairly common.
The chances of serious side effects are extremely unlikely, but some cases have been documented, such as blood clots in the head (a sudden severe headache unlike usual headaches, causing double vision, or stroke), blood clots in the chest causing severe shortness of breath, blood clots in the abdomen (causing abdominal pain), blood clots in the leg causing leg swelling and pain.
These may sound scary, but remember — they’re very rare. The risk is about 3-6 women out of 10,000 per year using the medication might get a blood clot.
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