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Understanding Birth Control Medications (Contrace (cont.)
IN THIS ARTICLE
- Birth Control Medications Introduction
- Hormone-Containing Contraceptives
- Monophasic Pills
- Biphasic Pills
- Triphasic Pills
- Ninety-One-Day Birth Control Pills
- Topical Contraceptive Patch
- Long-Acting, Injectable, Progesterone-Only Contraceptives
- Progesterone-Only Pills
- Vaginal Ring
- For More Information
- Web Links
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Authors and Editors
Triphasic Pills
Cyclessa, Estrostep, Ortho-Novum 7/7/7, Ortho Tri-Cyclen, Ortho Tri-Cyclen LO, Tri-Levlen, Tri-Norinyl, Triphasil, Trivora
Triphasic pills gradually increase the dose of estrogen during the cycle (some pills also increase the progesterone dose). Three different increasing pill doses are contained in each cycle.
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