Drug Uses

Ortho Tri-Cyclen is an estrogen combination used to prevent pregnancy. It may also be used to regulate cycle, treat symptoms of menopause, or treat as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

THE TO TAKE IS TO TAKE EVERY DAY AT THE . If you you pregnant. This the . The you miss, the you are to get pregnant. MANY SPOTTING OR LIGHT BLEEDING, OR MAY TO THEIR THE FIRST 1-3 PACKS OF PILLS. If you to your stomach, do not the pill. The usually go away. If it doesn't go away, check health . MISSING ALSO OR LIGHT BLEEDING, even make up these . On the take 2 pills to make up for , you feel a little sick to your stomach. IF YOU OR DIARRHEA, or IF YOU MEDICINES, including , your not work as well. Use a back-up method (such as condoms or spermicides) until with care professional IF YOU REMEMBERING TO TAKE , talk to your professional to make pill-taking easier or about method of birth control. IF YOU QUESTIONS OR ARE THE INFORMATION IN THIS LEAFLET, call care professional.

Warnings/Precautions

Smoking using Ortho Tri-Cyclen your risk of stroke, heart attack, blood clots, high , or other diseases of the blood vessels. If you or diarrhea reason, your not work as well. Taking or anticonvulsants are using Ortho Tri-Cyclen the effectiveness of Ortho Tri-Cyclen. To prevent pregnancy, use an additional form of birth your . If you questions, contact , nurse, or pharmacist. Before any medical or dental treatments, emergency care, or surgery, tell or dentist are using Ortho Tri-Cyclen. If you lenses develop them, contact . Before taking medicine, either prescription or over-the-counter, check doctor or pharmacist. Ortho Tri-Cyclen dark on your face. Exposure to the make darker. If patches develop, use a sunscreen or protective exposed to the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths. Use of Ortho Tri-Cyclen prevent of sexually (STDs). Do not use Ortho Tri-Cyclen if you . If you you could be pregnant, contact immediately. Ortho Tri-Cyclen is excreted in breast milk. If you are or will be breast-feeding are using Ortho Tri-Cyclen, check doctor or pharmacist to discuss to your baby.

Missed Dose

If you dose, take as soon as you remember or take at the time of your scheduled dose. There is little ovulation . You may, however, want to use a second method of birth as a condom or a spermicidal cream, jelly, or foam for at least 7 consecutive the to ensure pregnancy. If you tablets in a row, take missed tablets as soon as you remember or with regularly (three total). Or, you two for two doses (one plus scheduled 2 days in a row). Chances greater may ovulate so you another form of birth at least 7 days missed tablets. It is even better to use a second method of birth your . If you tablets in a row, throw package a new package on the after day a pill. Use of birth you a pill for 7 days in a row. Your occur 7 days . If it doesn't, have a pregnancy beginning a new package of pills.

Possible Side Effects

Side go away , include nausea, vomiting, bleeding periods, breast tenderness, or weight change. If they continue or are bothersome, check doctor. Check doctor as soon as possible if you or recurrent bleeding, a missed , dizziness or fainting, swelling of fingers or ankles, headache, or difficulty lenses. Contact immediately if you or crushing , sudden shortness of breath, sudden or leg pain, yellow skin or eyes, changes in vision, numbness of an arm or leg, or severe . If you effects above, contact , nurse, or pharmacist.

Storage

Store at room from moisture. Keep all of the reach of children.

Overdose

Serious have reported ingestion of large doses of oral contraceptives by young children. Over cause withdrawal occur in females.

More Information

Your professional a medical history oral will . The may be delayed to another time if you request it and care that it is a good to postpone it. You should be reexamined at least once a year. Be sure to inform care professional if there is a family history of any of the previously in this leaflet. Be sure to keep with care professional, because this is a time to determine if there signs of side effects of oral . Do not drug condition the which it was prescribed. This been for you; do not give it to others want pills.

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