About 4 months ago I took my girlfriend to
a local planned parenthood and got her on
birth control (the pill). Im not sure of
her prescription but the first month was
crazy, she was on her period for like 3
weeks then had a week off and got it
again...The next month it was fine, she
stopped getting cramps,she said it was
lighter, she didnt get sick and it didnt
screw her head up but one problem....She
got it exactly a week early, so I figured
ok the people at planned parenthood said
it would be weird for about 3 months but
she is on her 4th pak and still got it a
week early. Is this normal? Also it is
making her face break out really bad. I
dont want her to go off it because I dont
trust condoms. Also she started it the
first day she got her period and began
taking the hormone pills, was this right?
Ive double checked about the pills and
asked the people at planned parenthood but
the Dr. Is never there and the nurses are
all idiots. So I figure answers from
experience will be better than getting
jerked around by the people over there,
thnx guys
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tasha82
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Oct 2005 Posts: 112
Posted: 10-06-05 00:42am
First, she was correct to start the
hormone pills on the first day of her
period.
When you say her period is a week early,
do you mean she starts it when she's on
the third week of hormone pills?
Normally, your period starts during the
week you're on the inactive (placebo)
pills. If she starts bleeding before
that, it's possible she's experiencing
breakthrough bleeding. That's sometimes
a side effect of the pill, but it usually
stops after the first few months.
As for her face breaking out, I have heard
of that happening for some people. If
this continues to be a problem for her,
she can try a different pill. Your body
can react in completely different ways
depending on which pill you're taking, so
one type could make her break out while
another type could help clear her skin.
Sometimes you have to try several
different types before you find the one
you like best :)
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eddie83
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Australia
Re: Breakout Posted: 10-06-05 01:22am
Don't know whereabouts you're from, but
thought i'd let you know there's a brand
of the pill available in australia called
'diane'. It's more expensive than the
others and there isn't a generic version
available (that i'm aware of), but it is
magic for acne. Lots of girls here get
on it even when they aren't sexually
active, because it's such a great side
effect! Hope the break through bleeding
stops for your friend. In the meantime,
chech she's taking the pill at the same
time every day, and not vomiting or
anything like that. Xo
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Tylanas
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Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 12985
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Posted: 10-06-05 10:52am
Ortho lo is supposed to help with acne
too, not make it worse... I know mine
has gotten loads better.
Also, I think I started taking mine oon
the wrong date, but that was 4 months ago.
I started the horomone pills the day
after my period stopped. But, i'm not
pregnant, and I get my period on day 3 or
4 of the sugar pills, so I guess it
doesn't matter a whole lot, does it?
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magRT496
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Oct 2005 Posts: 3
Posted: 10-06-05 19:33pm
tasha82
wrote:
first, she was correct to
start the hormone pills on the first day
of her period.
When you say her period is a week early,
do you mean she starts it when she's on
the third week of hormone pills?
Normally, your period starts during the
week you're on the inactive (placebo)
pills. If she starts bleeding before
that, it's possible she's experiencing
breakthrough bleeding. That's sometimes
a side effect of the pill, but it usually
stops after the first few months.
As for her face breaking out, I have heard
of that happening for some people. If
this continues to be a problem for her,
she can try a different pill. Your body
can react in completely different ways
depending on which pill you're taking, so
one type could make her break out while
another type could help clear her skin.
Sometimes you have to try several
different types before you find the one
you like best
:)
i mean she gets it the week before the
placebo pills, and hopefully by the next
month,(month 5) it wont do that anymore,
cause losing that one week is killing me
lol, shes taking this cheap brand called
ellesse(sp?) from planned parenthood,
bargain buy at 36 bucks for a hole year
supply lol. But thanks alot for shedding
some light on the subject.
