Each pill in the strip has a day of the week marked next to it, and you should take each one on the day of the week that it corresponds with. Take one pill at the same time every day.

It’s best to take your first pill on the first day of your period, as this will give you immediate protection from pregnancy.

Start by taking pill number 1, and mark that day of the week beneath the heading, ‘I took my first pill on’ by piercing the small, foil disc that isn’t numbered. This is there to help remind you of the day you started your strip on.

Follow the direction of the arrows on the strip until you have taken all 21 pills. You can swallow each pill whole with water if you prefer to, but don’t chew the pills. Once you’ve finished the strip, have 7 pill-free days. So if you take the final pill of a strip on a Friday, take the first pill of the next pack on the Saturday of the following week.

A couple of days after taking the last pill from the strip, you should get a withdrawal bleed like a period. You may still be experiencing this bleed by the time you start your next strip of pills; this is absolutely fine and nothing to worry about. It’s important that you start your new strip on time.

So long as you’ve taken your pills correctly and start your next strip of pills when you should, you don’t need to use any additional contraception during your 7 pill-free days.

Provided that you take Logynon correctly, you’ll always start a new strip on the same day of the week.

If less than 12 hours have passed since you missed a pill, take the pill you missed immediately and any further pill as you would normally, even if this means taking two pills at the same time. Your protection from pregnancy shouldn’t be affected.

Should you find that it’s been more than 12 hours since your missed pill, or if you’ve missed more than one pill, take the pill you missed most recently straight away. Leave any pills you missed earlier than this in the strip. Take any pills that follow at the usual time, even if you have to take two pills in one day. You’ll need to use extra contraception such as a condom for the next 7 days.

Read the leaflet that comes with your pill for more info. If you miss a pill towards the end of the pack, you may be advised to skip the 7-day pill break (or inactive pill break) and carry straight on to the next strip.

Logynon strips contain three different dosages of hormones, and the pills are in three different colours, to indicate to you which dosage is which.

Six pills are light brown (containing 30/50 micrograms of ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel), five pills are white (containing 40/75 micrograms of ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel) and 10 pills are ochre (containing 30/125 micrograms of ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel).

Because the strips contain pills which have different quantities of hormones in them, it’s especially important to take them in the correct order (by following the arrow and days of the week on the strip), so that the pills can work effectively.

With Logynon pills, due to the mix of different hormones in the pills, you should check with our prescriber first before taking strips one after another to delay your period.

Some of the most common side effects with Logynon are feeling sick, a sore stomach, headaches and sore or painful breasts.

There’s no definitive evidence that any contraceptive pill causes considerable weight gain.

In a small number of cases, women may gain a bit of weight when they first start to use the combined pill, but most of the time, any increases in weight are unlikely to be caused by the pill itself.

Taking the combined pill can lead to greater retention of water in the body to begin with, but the weight gain that you may get from this isn’t significant, and should only persist for a few months at most.

Some women have reported experiencing depression or low mood whilst using the pill.

If you find that your depressive or mood symptoms persist with Logynon, let our clinician know. They may suggest switching to an alternative pill.

In some cases, yes. According to research, hormones in the combined pill can help to manage androgen levels in the body, which keeps the body’s production of sebum (an oily substance in the skin) in check. This in turn helps to keep the pores in the skin clearer, and reduces the number of spots you might get. 

But some people find that the combined pill doesn’t help with acne, and it’s unlikely to fully clear the skin of acne altogether.

Logynon and Microgynon 30 are both combined hormonal contraceptive pills, and both pills contain the same two hormones, ethinylestradiol and levonorgestrel. They also work in the same way in the body, and are even made by the same company: Bayer.

The difference is that Logynon is a triphasic pill, whereas Microgynon 30 is what we call a monophasic pill, which just means that each pill has the same amount of hormones in it.

Like Logynon ED, which is the 28-day pill alternative to Logynon, there is also a 28-day option for Microgynon, Microgynon ED. So you can choose to take 21 active pills and then 7 placebo or non-active pills, rather than taking a 7-day pill-free break after 21 days.

In terms of which pill is best for you, it depends on how your body reacts to a higher, lower or a more mixed amount of hormones. Our prescriber can help to guide you on this during your consultation, taking your medical background and any symptoms or side effects you’ve experienced previously with combined pills into account.

The only difference between the TriRegol combined pill and Logynon is the manufacturer. TriRegol pills are made by Consilient Health, rather than by Bayer, so the packaging and the appearance of the pills won’t be the same.

But otherwise, both pills work in the same way, and you take them in the same way.

With an EveAdam subscription, you can switch whenever you want. We like to keep things easy.

Just log into your account and drop our clinician a message. Taking your medical history and any side effects or symptoms you may get into consideration, they can recommend other pills to you.