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judith8806

March 13th, 2007

k so i bearly got the pills but i seriously do not know how to take them i know that the brown dont have medication but well i just dont know how to take them, i just know something about the 1st day of your period. i need help!!!

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forever16

replied March 13th, 2007

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Re: Birthcontrol Microgestin

judith8806 wrote:

Basically, you take the active pills at the same time everyday. There should be 21 active pills and 7 non active (placebos). The week of the placebo pills should be the week you get your period.

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Tylanas

replied March 13th, 2007

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Re: Birthcontrol Microgestin

forever16 wrote:

judith8806 wrote:

Basically, you take the active pills at the same time everyday. There should be 21 active pills and 7 non active (placebos). The week of the placebo pills should be the week you get your period.

Seriously, don't doctors tell their patients how to take medication anymore, or do people not listen?

You take the first active pill, on any kind of birth control. You don't start with the brown ones.

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forever16

replied March 13th, 2007

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Re: Birthcontrol Microgestin

Eiri wrote:

forever16 wrote:

judith8806 wrote:

Basically, you take the active pills at the same time everyday. There should be 21 active pills and 7 non active (placebos). The week of the placebo pills should be the week you get your period.

The youth clinic doctor explained it to me and I also read the little booklet twice.

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Tylanas

replied March 13th, 2007

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Re: Birthcontrol Microgestin

forever16 wrote:

Eiri wrote:

forever16 wrote:

judith8806 wrote:

Basically, you take the active pills at the same time everyday. There should be 21 active pills and 7 non active (placebos). The week of the placebo pills should be the week you get your period.

The youth clinic doctor explained it to me and I also read the little booklet twice.

I didn't intent to sound so mean but, if the doctor did explain and you did read the packet, then why did you only seem to know something about taking it the first day of your period?

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forever16

replied March 13th, 2007

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Re: Birthcontrol Microgestin

Eiri wrote:

forever16 wrote:

Eiri wrote:

forever16 wrote:

judith8806 wrote:

Basically, you take the active pills at the same time everyday. There should be 21 active pills and 7 non active (placebos). The week of the placebo pills should be the week you get your period.

The youth clinic doctor explained it to me and I also read the little booklet twice.

I didn't intent to sound so mean but, if the doctor did explain and you did read the packet, then why did you only seem to know something about taking it the first day of your period?

Are you talking to judith8806 or me?
I dont know why everyone thinks you should take it on the first day of your period. I didn't do that. I took it the first sunday I got my pills, which was LOONG before my period.

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Tylanas

replied March 13th, 2007

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Re: Birthcontrol Microgestin

forever16 wrote:

Eiri wrote:

forever16 wrote:

Eiri wrote:

forever16 wrote:

judith8806 wrote:

Basically, you take the active pills at the same time everyday. There should be 21 active pills and 7 non active (placebos). The week of the placebo pills should be the week you get your period.

The youth clinic doctor explained it to me and I also read the little booklet twice.

I didn't intent to sound so mean but, if the doctor did explain and you did read the packet, then why did you only seem to know something about taking it the first day of your period?

Thats the point:

there are two ways to start and I'm sure the doctor told her about both ways, but she apparently forgot or didn't understand.

You either start the first day of your period, no matter what day of the week it is,

Or

You start the first available sunday, which is what you did. it's what I did, too.

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forever16

replied March 14th, 2007

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Girls really need to start asking their doctor's more questions when they get the pills or read though the booklet that comes with the birth control. I read it 2-4 times just to make sure.

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