Loestrin 24 Fe

About this product:
With LOESTRIN 24 Fe, your period starts later and bleeding is lighter, lasting on average, less than 3 days. Taking 24 active pills instead of the usual 21 gives you 3 more days of hormones, so your period starts later, is shorter, and bleeding is lighter. The remaining 4 brown "reminder" pills are iron supplements. The reason they are included is to get you into the routine of taking a LOESTRIN 24 Fe pill every day.

Like all birth control pills, LOESTRIN 24 Fe prevents pregnancy by providing hormones (estrogen and progestin) that suppress ovulation (the maturing and release of an egg) and other related changes your body goes through in preparation for a pregnancy.

If taken correctly on a daily basis, LOESTRIN 24 Fe is as much as 99% effective in preventing pregnancy, but there is still a 1% chance that you could get pregnant. Furthermore, missing a pill or taking a pill a few hours later than normal can decrease the effectiveness. Certain medications like antibiotics are also known to increase the chance of your birth control pill failing.

See Birth Control Statistics for frequently asked questions about Loestrin 24 Fe.