The answer is on your pack of Birth Control pills. LoEstrin comes in different strengths, and so your question cannot be answered without further information. For instance, there is LoEstrin 1/20 and LoEstrin 1.5/30. Contact your health care provider or pharmacist for more advice.
First, Necon and LoEstrin are brand names, and don't indicate the name of the pill. Second, there aren't many good studies comparing effectiveness of one pill against another. Interesting, isn't it, that the commercials for pills talk about other issues rather than pregnancy prevention!
many birth control pills have generic equivalents.
You can stay on birth control for as long as you want. I
Birth control has many benefits. The two big ones are to Prevent pregnancy and to control your menstrual cycle.
never try to get birth control pills from over the counter.... Pills has many side effects & contraindications which must be looked for by some tests & lab investigations before deciding wether is it safe for you or not.
When taking the birth control pills you still have a monthly cycle. That is what the different color pills are for in your pack. So that you still have your cycle every month.
You cannot take enough BCPs to do that.
Yes, they can help with acne. Many people use birth control pills for more than prevention of pregnancy. I was one of those people and for me regulated my hormones.
The Mirena IUD contains levonorgestrel. This is the same hormone found in many birth control pills and morning after pills.
The number of pills in a pack depends on the particular medication. The most common is 21 "active" pills (with medication in them) and 7 "inactive" pills (no medication). There are many other variations -- 21 active pills only, or 28 active pills only, or 77 active pills and 7 placebos, 24 active and three placebos, etc. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber about the type of birth control pill you have.
Lesbian women may use birth control to regulate their menstrual cycles, which is a major reason many women use it.
There are many birth control methods aside from traditional birth control pills. Some of those include: Condoms, IUD, Nuva Ring, Depo-Provera, FemCap, Diaphram, and Female Condoms.