spotting after missed pill Posted: 02-04-08 22:22pm
During my 2nd week.. I missed my pill on
Weds. I took it Thursday (when I rembered)
along with Thursdays pill. I was spotting.
It went away on Friday but then came back
on Saturday and I've had it ever since.
It's heavy spotting with a little blood.
I don't want to be spotting for the next
week and a half.. and then have my period.
Can I avoid this?
Should I stop my pills, let my period
come, and then start again on Sunday? Or
can I start a new pack tonight and maybe
that will stop the spotting and make me
just miss a period?
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Carifairy
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Posted: 02-04-08 22:53pm
NO, do not stop your pills at all!!
You NEED ALL your active pills in order to
be protected!
There is a rule of thumb with birth
control.. You need at LEAST 21 active
pills to be protected from pregnancy, then
you can have a period 'break'.
You could take 22 active pills, 32, 50,
60... so on.. JUST no less than 21. This
was all figured out during testing of
birth control pills.
You will not AUTOMATICALLY skip a period
by skipping placebo pills, it takes time
for your body to synch up like that. You
could end up with spotting for 2-3 weeks.
WHENEVER you miss a pill spotting is
hgihly likely to happen. Your best bet is
to keep on with your normal pill schedule
and also have your period week.
IF you try to alter it you will likely end
up with even longer spotting.
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disasterbarbie
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Posted: 02-04-08 23:11pm
So wait... if I had unprotected sex before
I stopped my pills... and then I stop
them... I won't be protected???? That
doesn't make sense to me if it already
happened, you know?
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disasterbarbie
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Posted: 02-04-08 23:20pm
I thought altering would maybe make the
spotting go away by starting a new pack.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 02-05-08 00:14am
I am a health professional.. I deal with
birth control,abortion and womens health
DAILY.
SPERM can live inside of you for 5-7
days.
Missing 3 pills puts you at HIGH HIGH risk
of ovulation. You ovulate, then that sperm
can fertilize an EGG .
You may think WOW, that seems odd.. BUT SO
many women who come for an abortion do not
realize that you cannot do that with your
pills.
THIS is often how women become pregnant
during birth control use, they do not
understand these things.
You may be wondering "WHY can I have a 7
day break?" That is easy. During PILL
testing trials they found that taking at
LEAST 21 pills before a "period break"
will prevent ovulation during those 7
days ONLY.
This is why starting a NEW pack late is
dangerous, you can ovulate during that
time.
I thought altering would maybe make the
spotting go away by starting a new pack
NO. You could have spotting during what
would have been your period week, and then
have spotting during the next 2-3 weeks.
You ever see those commercials for
"Seasonale". where you only have 4 periods
a year?
MOST women will bleed for 3-4 weeks while
their body 'learns' to skip a period.
Skipping is not instant, it takes time.
