PCOS Messages for December, 2002: Re: Birth control pills

Re: Birth control pills

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:41:41 -0600 (CST)

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Most pill packs containing monophasic pills contain 21 days of hormones and 7 days of placebos. Placebos are just blank pills that contain no hormones or medication whatsoever, you are actually skipping 7 days, no medication. This is the way the pill is set up. Some women ingest them just as a habit reminder, although it's not necessary. It's during these 7 days that you get your period.

If you are choosing to extend your pill taking time for various timing reasons such as vacation, skip the placebos and move right on to the 2nd pack until you are ready to stop for 7 days so you can get your period.

If you start spotting, it can mean a number of things. I will tell you what it means for me. It means my body is ready to have a period and it's time for me to take those 7 days off.

Be aware that it is harmful to go more than 3 months without a period. Never stay on the hormone medication pills for longer than that.

At Sun, 1 Dec 2002, jodi wrote: >
>Alesse is a monophasic pill, so all the pills should be the same. Just
>make sure you take ONLY the active pills - the first three weeks of
>pills. Why are you starting the 2nd pack in the 2nd week? It shouldn't
>matter, just curious.
>
>I had a lot of problems with spotting on Alesse; it's a common side
>effect of pills in general and low dose pills, such as alesse,
>specifically. You may just be having some spotting. Have you been on
>this pill for long? It is possible that if you took it before with no
>problems, you didn't start to have spotting problems until your off-week
>(bleed week), and therefore just never noticed a problem with it.
>
>- jodi
>
>At Sat, 30 Nov 2002, anonymous wrote:
>>
>>I am taking Alesse 28, and having no problems. I recently went on
>>vacation and altered my pills to avoid having my period while on
>>vacation. My question is.....are there different ingredients in the
>>pills depending on which week you are on? I am finishing the pack now
>>(starting in the 2nd week), and have some spotting, and I was wondering
>>if, as you get closer to the green pills maybe the potency level
>>changes. Thank you for any info!

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