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Q: Need Advice, Please Help.
asked by: AmundaLynn on April 29th, 2005
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Well ive been on ortho tri cyclen lo for almost 2 years now and I always take my pills around the same time everyday and have never had any problems with them. My senior prom is coming up and I figured out that im going to start my period 2 days before it. I was wondering if is is healthy or what the risks are to taking my next pack of pills instead of the sugar pills of the last pack. Which is the time that I would normally get my period ( during the green sugar pills). Would starting the next pack postpone my period one month? Would that be healthy? Or should I just suck it up and be bloated/ unhappy for prom?


Thanks for you help.
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Charlie Ess
replied on April 30th, 2005
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It is very unhealthy to start the next pack early. I'm sorry to say you should continue this the normal way and be (possibly) bloated at the time of your prom.

But honestly, it can throw you off big time to start taking hormones before your period is even done. Are you on this for birth control or for regulation? If you're on this for birth control, starting early can also cause the birth control to not work properly for a week or so. Be careful.
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AmundaLynn
replied on April 30th, 2005
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Thanks for the advice. I wasnt really sure it was a smart thing to do but I thought why not ask someone and see if it is. Ill get over it prom is only a few hours. Im on the pill for regulation. I wanted to be able to know exactly when I was going to get my period and my mom thought it would be a good idea because she is paranoid of me getting pregnant. My cousin had a baby when he was in 10th grade so I think she made me go on the pill to be sure I wasnt going to be having a baby anytime soon.

Thanks for the advice.
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