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Q: Q-help Please!

asked by: krismc on February 4th, 2006

New User

Hi, i'm a new pill user. I'm almost done my first pack & I am on alesse 28. I started the pill on the first day of my period. I have 1 active pill left, and the 7 sugar pills. According to what i've read, your period should come sometime during the green pills. My period usually doesn't come until around the 15th. When I take the last active pill, and the 7 following sugar ones, the date will be the 11th.

**if my period doesn't come by the time i'm done the sugar pills (by the 11th), should I start a new pack, or wait until my period starts?

Thanks in advance.

Replies(8)

shuett

replied on February 4th, 2006

Experienced User

Hi there

unless you have reason to think you are pregnant, then continue to take your next pack after you finish the sugar pills.

Regards, sandy

krismc

replied on February 4th, 2006

New User

I know i'm not preg. I haven't had sex yet.

But doesn't taking active pills stop your period from coming? That's what i'm worried about. If my period doesn't come when i'm on the inactives, do I keep going with a new pack, or will this make my period not come at all?

lsipes

replied on February 4th, 2006

Experienced User

You need to take the pills as instructed to do so. When your period is supposed to come doesn't matter. Your cycles will change while on the pill.

krismc

replied on February 4th, 2006

New User

lsipes wrote:

you need to take the pills as instructed to do so. When your period is supposed to come doesn't matter. Your cycles will change while on the pill.

okay, so I should just go along with a new pack then? Thanks for your reply.

Carifairy

replied on February 5th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Even if you do not have a period you should continue to the next pack as usual. The period you have on the pill is a "fake" period caused by lack of hormones, but some women only spot or bleed lightly.

lsipes

replied on February 5th, 2006

Experienced User

krismc wrote:

lsipes wrote:

you need to take the pills as instructed to do so. When your period is supposed to come doesn't matter. Your cycles will change while on the pill.

okay, so I should just go along with a new pack then? Thanks for your reply.

absolutely. Your cycles should adjust themselves to the cycles of the pills. Just continue to take them and start a new pack as soon as you finish one. =)

krismc

replied on February 5th, 2006

New User

carifairy wrote:

even if you do not have a period you should continue to the next pack as usual. The period you have on the pill is a "fake" period caused by lack of hormones, but some women only spot or bleed lightly.

oh okay, that makes sense. Thank you so much! It'll be nice to have a light period.

krismc

replied on February 5th, 2006

New User

lsipes wrote:

krismc wrote:

lsipes wrote:

you need to take the pills as instructed to do so. When your period is supposed to come doesn't matter. Your cycles will change while on the pill.

okay, so I should just go along with a new pack then? Thanks for your reply.

absolutely. Your cycles should adjust themselves to the cycles of the pills. Just continue to take them and start a new pack as soon as you finish one. =)

thank you, you set my mind at ease.

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