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Skipping your period w/ birth control
Posted: 02-05-08 10:30am
I have a question regarding the practice of purposefully skipping menstrual periods using birth control. I began to use Yasmin 3 years ago to regulate my period, but now my period is extremely regular and I use it only for contraceptive purposes. I skipped my period a couple years ago for prom night by simply skipping over the week of white "sugar pills" or "reminder pills" and going straight to another pack of yellow pills when I had finished the first one. It worked; however, I developed my very first yeast infection soon after. I assume this was from the increased levels of estrogen I had in my body by not taking a "break" from the yellow pills for one week. I also assumed these increased levels of estrogen had led my body to produce more Candida than normal, giving me a yeast infection. So here is my question: Is this a common side effect of purposefully skipping your period, or is this a safe thing to do? I need to skip it again soon and I am worried about it. Thank you.
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Posted: 02-08-08 04:19am
A candida infection is an endogenous yeast infection of the vagina. Candida normally lives in the vagina but in some occasions when the local immunity has decreased, the yeast infection can cause inflammation. Conditions that make the vagina more susceptible to developing yeast infections include: pregnancy, using large-spectral antibiotics, taking oral contraceptives, etc.

In your case, there is a great possibility that the usage of oral contraceptives and skipping the menstrual period has caused yeast infection. Skipping a period can be achieved if the estrogen levels in the body are maintained at high levels. Menstruation, in fact, occurs when the estrogen level drops. Increased estrogen levels for longer periods of time make the vagina susceptible to developing yeast infections.

I don’t recommend that you skip your periods very often not only because of the increased risk for yeast infections but also because this practice promotes irregular vaginal bleeding, which is not advised.




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