There are 28 tablets in a strip, are the tablets all the same or are the last seven placebos?(sugar tablets).
What Im getting at is with the regular pill you only take it for 21 days then a seven day break, whereas with this pill it is continuous.
2006-10-21 12:50:41 · 6 answers · asked by Kyral 4 in Health ➔ Women's Health
The tablets are all active, there are no placebos. That is because it is progesterone-only, whereas with the combined pill it is the oestrogen component that gives you a withdrawal bleed.
With progesterone-only pills (POP) there is a higher incidence of irregular bleeding and heavy bleeding than there is with the combined pill, but cerazette is a new brand which has a lower incidence of these problems than the other POP's on the market. In fact up to 50% of women taking cerazette find that their periods stop altogether after a year of being on it. This varies woman-to-woman though. If you have erratic bleeding to begin with, try to persevere with it as this may well settle down within a few months. If you do have troublesome bleeding, see your GP to discuss alternatives.
Remember if you forget to take a pill, you must take it within 12 hours of your usual daily time, or else you will need to use extra precautions for 48 hours. (That would be 1 week, in the case of the combined pill).
Hope that helps :-)
2006-10-22 04:11:45 · answer #1 · answered by drblonde 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are all active pills. The reason you don't take a seven day break is because you only do that with a combined oral contraceptive (i.e. oestrogen plus progesterone). Cerazette is a POP (progesterone only pill).
2006-10-21 13:03:19 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Emily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with this pill you won't bleed..... bl**dy fantastic! all the piulls are active, Progesterone only.... you should have been given a leaflet to read, explaining this. another difference from when i used to take the Oestrogen pills, is you are protected within 48hours, not 14 days.
2006-10-21 16:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I start the last pack of 4 packs and first month no bleeding second one i had and for third pack i had twice periods in one month . i feel whole of month i was mense. so who said bye bye bleeding. I need help. I'm not worried for pregnancy but it cause big problem in my sex with my partner and he advised if this wanna be a cause for being mense whole of months that's better to not use it. GP didn't give me a good answer.
2015-06-12 23:55:57 · answer #4 · answered by parisa ltd 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My gf takes these. All the pills are the same. you may bleed for a few days after taking them for the first month but this will clear. You then take them continuously and it's bye bye period.
2006-10-21 13:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by A True Gentleman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're all proper tablets no placebos. Read the patient information leaflet.
2006-10-22 07:52:56 · answer #6 · answered by Alexa 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋