Ok, I'm a little confused about which
pills are the "inactive" pills, if anyone
else is taking Kariva (which is the
generic brand of mircette) and could help
me out that would be great. I know that
the 21 white pills are the "active" pills
and should all be taken, and I had thought
that the 2 light green pills and 5 light
blue pills at the end of the month were
"inactive" BUT then I was reading the
instruction pamplet thing and it said that
the 5 light blue pills were also active?
But later it says that if you miss a one
of the light blue pills you can just throw
it away and not worry about it. I usually
skip the last 7 pills in a pack because i
had thought that they were all inactive...
can I get pregnant by not taking these
light blue pills? whats the deal? Any
information would be greatly appreciated.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 04-15-08 14:33pm
The 21 'active' pills are ALL you *need*
to take.
The 'period' week does contain a few pills
with SOME hormones in it, but this is for
a special reason!
SOME women need those hormones to prevent
headaches during the period week.
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carolinagirl999
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Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 19
Posted: 04-15-08 14:44pm
thanks! I figured it was something like
that but I just wanted to be sure!
Of the last 7 pills, only the first 2
(green) are truly inactive because they
don't contain any hormones. The last 5
pills (light blue) contain a very small
portion of hormones so they technically
can be also considered "inactive". That
small portion serves to provide the body
with minimum hormones during
menstruation. Missing these last 5 pills
won't decrease your protection.
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 04-15-08 16:37pm
Dr Nikola,
Out of curiosity, why do the last 5 pills
contain hormones if they are not necessary
to take? I always heard of the last 7
pills being completely inactive. Does
having the extra hormones those 5 days
have any benefits compared to pills who
have 7 completely inactive pills, or is it
pretty much the same? If it is the same,
why do they put the hormones in those 5
pills; wouldn't it save the company money
to not?
