Types of birth control pills sold in the UK

Hi ! Sorry for reviving a 2 year old thread !

But I was searching on the internet for an equivalent of Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo in England. So does anyone know what the equivalent of that is?

I am not sure what monophasic or any of the other terms used in this thread mean  I know I should probably know... I've been on OTCL for many years now, and I would hate to switch to something that might mess up my system or make me break out badly or anything like that. Advice would be appreciated!

Monophasic means that the tablets don't have different amounts of hormones depending on the time in the month.

From the second post on this thread...

Nope. They don't really do low dose pills here and tri phasic is pretty uncommon.

Cilest has the same hormones as Ortho-TriCyclen Lo, but the dose is a bit higher and it's monophasic.


The best advice is to bring in the box or packet your pills came in and they can look up the nearest equivilent for you.

You'll be able to take it into a pharmacy straight off (For them to check, if that would help) as they are allowed to give professional advice with minor problems and looking at the NHS, women's health comes under this. You don't need an appointment.