Ortho Tricyclen is made by Ortho.
The answer depends on the brand of pill you're taking. If it's Ortho Tricyclen or Ortho Tricyclen Lo, you should start with the white pill. If you're taking another brand, ask your halth care provider or pharmacist.
Ortho Tricyclen and Yasmin are different birth control pills with different ingredients.
In some pill brands, such as Ortho TriCyclen, the green pills are placebos aka sugar pills. In other birth control pills, like Ortho Micronor, the green pills are active pills that prevent pregnancy. You should ask your health care provider or pharmacist for information specific to your brand.
I had no weight gain on Ortho Novum 1/35, Tricyclen, Tricyclen Lo, Nordette, or Ortho Novum 777.
There is no generic alternative for ortho tricyclen lo at this time (April 2013).
First, Ortho-Novum is a brand, not a specific birth control pill. Yaz has a different progestin in it than the Ortho Novum pills on the market as of 2013.
Tricyclen Lo has about 30% less estrogen than Tricyclen. It is also significantly more expensive.
Combination monophasic: Ortho-Novum 1/35 Combination triphasic: Ortho Tricyclen progestin-only: Micronor OK, so I'm old school LOL
The sugar or placebo pills are green in Ortho Tri Cyclen.
Yes, you can. See the Related Link.
No, Janssen makes Ortho birth control pills at the time of this writing (2012).
The first pill of the Ortho Tricyclen cycle is white.