Lo Loestrin Blue White

My doctor told me to only take the Lo Loestrin BLUE pills. However, I read that BOTH the blue and the white contain 10 mcg ethinyl estradiol. I have been throwing away the white and brown pills each month, and immediately starting on a new pack of blue pills. Now, I'm wondering if I should also be taking the WHITE ones. If they have the same ingredients and same strength, I don't want to just waste them.

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Update: I found out that although there are equal amounts of ethinyl estradiol in the blue and white pills, there is another, more important, ingredient in the blue pills. So, it's BLUE PILLS ONLY, just as the doctor ordered.

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Thanks for update Matilda. I was just going to add for other readers here that each brand of contraceptive tends to have different instructions for when and what pill(s) to take. So please be sure to double check with your doctor as well as the prescribing packet that comes with your specific birth control if anything seems confusing. I know some brands are only comprised of two pills instead of three and the secondary (usually inactive) pill is really only there to help keep patients on track with their daily dosing regimen. However, I don't know what the third type of pill is used for in the case of Loestrin seeing as it's not necessary to take either. If anyone has additional feedback on this from their experience, I'm sure that would be helpful for other patients to take note of.

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The third pill is an iron supplement.

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