Get to Know ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO

Do you want a birth control pill that gives you a high level of effectiveness and a low level of hormones ? How about one with these benefits and one that may provide shorter, lighter, more predictable periods? Here’s why ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO may be right for you:

High Level of Effectiveness

Birth control pills are one of the most effective methods for preventing pregnancy. A clinical study* of more than 6,000 women in the United States and Canada showed that ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO is safe and highly effective.

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*Ortho Women's Health & Urology™, Division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. clinical study

Low Occurrence of Common Side Effects

ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO may reduce cramps and give you shorter, lighter, more predictable periods, with low occurrence of common side effects. In a clinical study,^† fewer than one in five ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO users reported breakthrough bleeding and spotting in their first month on the Pill. You may be less likely to experience unexpected bleeding and spotting than may occur with another leading brand.

In a clinical trial, only 4% stopped taking ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO due to unpleasant side effects. The most frequent of these side effects were headache, cervical dysplasia, emotional lability, nausea and abdominal pain.

†Comparison of a novel norgestimate/ethinyl estradiol oral contraceptive
(ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO) with the oral contraceptive Loestrin Fe 1/20.

Low Level of Hormones

Research shows that women prefer low-hormone birth control pills.
ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO contains 25 mcg of estrogen , which is lower than many other birth control pills. ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN LO is a triphasic pill, which means that it delivers a different level of progestin each week. The different color pills in your ORTHO DIALPAK® Tablet Dispenser show that, during each of the first 3 weeks, the level of progestin increases.

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