lowest E and P pill available in the US

[wilson6]

I'm sure someone has mentioned this already, but what is the lowest dose E and P combo OC available these days in the US?

Can't stay on top of everything.

W6

 

[Gladiola]

According to my doc - 20mcg of E - there are 3 brands with this level (so far as I know, there might be more)

Levlite (by Berlex)
Alesse (by wyeth - ayerst)
Mircette (by Organon)

Have some of the Levite here now & they have 0.100 mg levonorgestrel and .020 mg ethinyl estradiol.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Lowest Mono-Phasic:

Alesse - 20mcg E, .1mg levonorgestrel
Aviane (generic) - 20mcg E, .1mg levonorgestrel
Levlite - 20mcg E, .1mg levonorgestrel

Loestrin 1/20 - 20mcg E, 1mg norethindrone acetate
Loestrin Fe 1/20 - 20mcg E, 1mg norethindrone acetate
Microgestin Fe 1/20 - 20mcg E, 1mg norethindrone acetate

Lowest Multi-Phasic:

Mircette - 20mcg E (21 days), 0 E (2 days), 10mcg E (5 days), desogestrel .15mg (21 days)

Cyclessa - 25mcg E (21 days), desogestrel .10mg (7 days), desogestrel .125mg (7 days)

There are other multiphasic pills that have some pills at 25mcg, but they also contain pills that go up to 35mcg so I didn't include those. I don't consider 35mcg low - even if you only take that much a couple days a month!

 

[VeggieLifterChick]

I have Loestrin FE 1.5/30 (this is a monophasic). Is there any reason I might want to consider switching to the Loestrin FE 1/20 pill? What are the possible benefits? Are there any problems associated with low dose pills?

 

[tripleV]

i am currently taking alesse, i notice bad mood fluctuations during the first week of every new packet