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I Think I May Be... Posted: 03-21-07 01:16am
Alright, to give you an idea: I am 17
years old, and prone to extremely
irregular periods. Starting in May of
2006, I was put on OTC-Lo. Due to
breakthrough bleeding, it was changed to
regular Ortho Tri-Cyclen in January of
2007. I take the pills at the same time
every day, and have not missed a dose.
I am a Sunday starter, and I still have
not gotten my period -- it's Wednesday
now. Because of sensitivity to latex, my
boyfriend and I use the withdrawal method
in addition to the pill, and we've never
had any problems. We only see each other
once a week at most, so the number of
times we actually have sex is very low.
Still, it doesn't quell this fear in my
heart that something may be wrong...
I have had to urinate extremely frequently
(though very little has been coming out;
it may very well just be a UTI), and I
have yet to get my period. Any advice
would be appreciated.
If this turns out to be nothing, I'll be
sure to post ASAP. Thanks in advance.
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Tylanas
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Re: I Think I May Be... Posted: 03-21-07 01:36am
marsofel
wrote:
Alright, to give you an
idea: I am 17 years old, and prone to
extremely irregular periods. Starting in
May of 2006, I was put on OTC-Lo. Due to
breakthrough bleeding, it was changed to
regular Ortho Tri-Cyclen in January of
2007. I take the pills at the same time
every day, and have not missed a dose.
I am a Sunday starter, and I still have
not gotten my period -- it's Wednesday
now. Because of sensitivity to latex, my
boyfriend and I use the withdrawal method
in addition to the pill, and we've never
had any problems. We only see each other
once a week at most, so the number of
times we actually have sex is very low.
Still, it doesn't quell this fear in my
heart that something may be wrong...
I have had to urinate extremely frequently
(though very little has been coming out;
it may very well just be a UTI), and I
have yet to get my period. Any advice
would be appreciated.
If this turns out to be nothing, I'll be
sure to post ASAP. Thanks in
advance.
What day of the week do your periods
normally start when using Ortho lo? I know
you've only had 2 so far, right? I
personally don't start until wednesday
evening when I'm sunday starting.
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marsofel
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Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 5 Location: United States
Posted: 03-21-07 04:44am
They jump around. Back when I was taking
lo, it would start any time from about
four hours after I took the first
inactive, to Tuesday evening. Now I'm on
the regular ortho, and I've only had one
pack...last time, it started on Tuesday.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 03-21-07 13:04pm
marsofel
wrote:
They jump around. Back when
I was taking lo, it would start any time
from about four hours after I took the
first inactive, to Tuesday evening. Now
I'm on the regular ortho, and I've only
had one pack...last time, it started on
Tuesday.
Well then I wouldn't worry just yet. As I
said, mine normally start wednesday
evenings.
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marsofel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Mar 2007 Posts: 5 Location: United States
Posted: 03-21-07 14:20pm
Alright, just got it. Thank you for the
very quick replies.
Thank you for the
very quick replies. 