Comparing contraceptive pills
Comparing different oral hormonal contraceptive pills.
| Oral Hormonal Contraceptives | ||
|---|---|---|
| COMBINED PILLS | ||
| Preparation | Oestrogen (microgram) | Progestogen (microgram) |
| Estradiol/Nomegestrol | ||
| Zoely | 1500 | 2500 (nomegestrol acetate) |
| Ethinylestradiol/Desogestrel | ||
| Bimizza | 20 | 150 |
| Cimizt | 30 | 150 |
| Gedarel 20/150 | 20 | 150 |
| Gedarel 30/150 | 30 | 150 |
| Marvelon | 30 | 150 |
| Mercilon | 20 | 150 |
| Ethinylestradiol/Drospirenone | ||
| Dretine | 30 | 3000 |
| Eloine | 20 | 3000 |
| Lucette | 30 | 3000 |
| Yacella | 30 | 3000 |
| Yasmin | 30 | 3000 |
| Yiznell | 30 | 3000 |
| Ethinylestradiol/Gestodene | ||
| Akizza 20/75 | 20 | 75 |
| Akizza 30/75 | 30 | 75 |
| Femodene (also ED) | 30 | 75 |
| Femodette | 20 | 75 |
| Katya | 30 | 75 |
| Millinette 20/75 | 20 | 75 |
| Millinette 30/75 | 30 | 75 |
| Sunya | 20 | 75 |
| Ethinylestradiol/Levonorgestrel | ||
| Ambelina | 30 | 150 |
| Elevin | 30 | 150 |
| Levest | 30 | 150 |
| Maexeni | 30 | 150 |
| Microgynon 30 (also ED) | 30 | 150 |
| Ovranette | 30 | 150 |
| Rigevidon | 30 | 150 |
| Ethinylestradiol/Norethisterone | ||
| Brevinor | 35 | 500 (norethisterone) |
| Norimin | 35 | 1000 (norethisterone) |
| Ethinylestradiol/Norgestimate | ||
| Cilique | 35 | 250 |
| Lizinna | 35 | 250 |
| Mestranol/Norethisterone | ||
| Norinyl-1 | 50 | 1000 |
| PHASIC | ||
| Preparation | Oestrogen (microgram) | Progestogen (microgram) |
| Estradiol/Dienogest | ||
| Qlaira | 3000 2000 2000 1000 |
– (2 tab) 2000 (5 tab) 3000 (17 tab) – (2 tab) |
| Ethinylestradiol/Levonorgestrel | ||
| Logynon (also ED) | 30 40 30 |
50 (6 tab) 75 (5 tab) 125 (10 tab) |
| TriRegol |
30 40 30 |
50 (6 tab) 75 (5 tab) 125 (10 tab) |
| Ethinylestradiol/Norethisterone | ||
| Synphase | 35 35 35 |
500 (7 tab) 1000 (9 tab) 500 (5 tab) |
| PROGESTOGEN-ONLY PILLS | ||
| Preparation | Oestrogen (microgram) | Progestogen (microgram) |
| Desogestrel | ||
| Cerazette | - | 75 |
| Cerelle | - | 75 |
| Desomono | - | 75 |
| Desorex | - | 75 |
| Feanolla | - | 75 |
| Zelleta | - | 75 |
| Levonorgestrel | ||
| Norgeston | - | 30 |
| Norethisterone | ||
| Noriday | - | 350 (norethisterone) |
Authored 16 March 2021 by Dr Tony Steele
Last updated 23 June 2026
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