Birth Control Forum - Ortho Tricylen Lo And Your Cycle

Womens Health > Birth Control Forum > Ortho Tricylen Lo And Your Cycle

Birth control is helpful in preventing pregnancy. Need to know more about birth control? Start here to learn more about popular methods of birth control....

Q: Ortho Tricylen Lo And Your Cycle

asked by: appleaday on August 15th, 2007

New User

I have been on ortho tricyclen lo for a while, I had started taking it to regulate my cycle which was very irregular when I began. Now that I have been on it I have noticed that instead of having my period for the week of placebo pills, I start three days in and finish the first week of a new pack. So does this mean if I were to start having sex I would not really be protected for those three placebo pill days? So should I start fresh in hopes to properly regulate my period on the day my period actually starts or does it matter?

Replies(1)

Georgia59

replied on August 15th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

No it doesn't matter at all. You may find that your period adjusts to be in the placebo week, but if you are still bleeding when you start your active pills that's ok. You are still protected.

All it means is that your body is a little slow to adjust to the change in hormones. As long as you keep taking the pills like you are scheduled to, you will be protected.

Learn About Us

Get Help

Join In

Do More

We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health
information:
verify here.

The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealth Forum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealth Forum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made. Schizophrenia health sitemap.
This page was last updated on January 1, 2009.
© 2008 eForums, Inc