How to switch from one birth control to another

Consult your doctor-gynecologist. Since birth control pills affect your hormonal system, the body eventually gets used to them, and change of medication for his unwanted, as is a certain kind of "shake". In order to avoid this "shake-up", first check with your gynecologist. Only an experienced physician can evaluate the significance of the reasons why you decided to change some pills to others, and to choose a new tool. Not necessary to make decisions to avoid unwanted pregnancies and new health problems.

Start new tablets without disruption of the regular schedule of reception if you go to a higher dosage of ethinyl estradiol. At this stage it is important to preserve the validity of old pills and time to start contraception a new drug. If the packaging of your still OK contains 21 tablet, you need to finish packing completely, and then wait for the cancellation period to seven days. On the eighth day, begin taking any new medicine, regardless of 21 or 28 tablets in it. If your product contains 28 tablets in the package, then start new the next day after. In no case do not take breaks and do not wait until menstruation new OK needs to replace the old so that the body does not have time to regroup and understand that you have changed the pill. Next, take the pill as described in their instructions.

Start a new medication without seven-day break (if taking the 21 tablet) or skipping the inactive pills (if you take 28 pills), if the new drug contains the same or a lower dose of etinilestradiol or contains only progestin drug.

Use additional methods of contraception. Manufacturers of birth control pills ensure that the transition from one means to another threat of unintended pregnancy does not exist, if you don't take breaks in between and do not violate instructions. However, while your body rebuilds and adapts to new, not familiar to him the means of percentage of percentage of pregnancy still remains. For your own peace and complete elimination of the conception in the first week after the transition from one means to another it is better to use extra protection.