It is a
monophasic pill (containing the same levels of estrogen and progestin throughout the entire pill-taking schedule) that comes in a 28- day pack and is designed to be taken continuously, with no break between pill packets.
Swapping from a
monophasic pill to a triphasic pill like Logynon, Trinordiol, BiNovum, Synphase, TriNovum, Triadene or Tri-Minulet.
Pediatricians should start with a
monophasic pill rather than a multiphasic pill or a progestin-only pill, advised Dr.
1999; 59:161-1661, which showed that a triphasic pill containing 35 [micro]g of ethinyl estradiol (EE) and norgestimate (NGM) produced less breakthrough bleeding and spotting than did a 20-[micro]g EE/norethindrone acetate (NETA)
monophasic pill.
This can only be done when taking a
monophasic pill where the dose is the same all month, if you are on a triphasic pill, see your doctor.
It is a
monophasic pill (containing the same levels of estrogen and progestin throughout the entire pill-taking schedule) that comes in a 28-day pack and is designed to be taken continuously, with no break between pill packets.
Monophasic pills have the same formulation for 21 days of the cycle, followed by 7 placebo pills.
OCP pills using
monophasic pills can also be given.
The benefit of using
monophasic pills is, if a dose is missed, it is easy to make it up by just taking an extra pill.
There is no evidence of any advantage of triphasic pills over
monophasic pills in terms of effectiveness, bleeding patterns, or discontinuation rates, (12) but there is some evidence that biphasic pills result in more adverse effects.
How does the breakthrough-bleeding rate of Natazia compare with that of other triphasic (progestin) pills and
monophasic pills?
A final set of analyses examined the ovarian cancer risk in relation to ever-use of
monophasic pills containing the progestin norethindrone.