What is you preferred contraceptive pill?

[Zebraa]

also, what are there any you would advise against?

i absolutely loved Dianette.

Microgynon is notoriously awful...I have never actually heard of someone who didn't have bad effects from it...

Marvelon worked well for me. No experience of any others though.

Celest worked well for me for a few years.

Cezarette is best avoided IME.

Jasmin is supposed to be very good, but I didn't get on with it myself.

I heard yasmin wasn't very reliable though?

Yasmin is a combined contraceptive pill and more effective than a progesten-based pill if taken correctly.

cerazette turns me insane.
marvelon gave me melasma and i look like i have a handlebar moustache!!!!!!

well I am getting on ok with the mini pill

but you have to taker it at the right time

but side effect wise it seems fine for me

norgesterone I think it is

Joosey!

Insane and moustacheoed

That really is bad luck!

What lulabellarama says is broadly true, unfortunately. There are a few pills that a disproportionate number of women have problems with (like Cezarette), but there are also a lot of women have no problems with them.

It's trial and error really

I think I tried 4 or 5 (maybe 6) pills before I found the Celest, it was fine for years. But, when I needed to go back on the pill (after not being in a relationship for a couple of years) I found it didn't suit me at all anymore.

Yes, before I had children I used Trinovum with no ill effects at all. I tried in about a year ago and my skin was covered in craters - absolutely awful.

I just thought there are some that have very bad reps for not working/causing horrid size effects? Thanks for your advice.

i am on dianette, only thing that cleared up my skin and there is no way i will be changing!!!!

Just to throw a spanner in the works, I have taken Microgynon for years with no side effects at all.

I was told by my nurse that Microgynon pops up in these discussions more often because its the cheapest pill and therefore the one that most people are started on initially - so nearly everyone's had it! It gave me terrible heavy periods and pains (which was why I was taking it the first place - not impressed!). I then went on Cilest which is good, but to be avoided if you suffer with high BP or headaches/migraines (although I thinks that's true of all combined pills). Before I decided to get pregnant I was taking a progesterone only called Micronor which I liked, no side effects that I could tell.