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Re: Birth control pillsFrom: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:06:29 -0600 (CST)
At Thu, 5 Dec 2002, anonymous wrote: > >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. > >My doctor told me it is not a good idea to go more than 3 months without a period because it's healthy and important for my uterus to shed it's lining on a regular basis. I never stay on the pills for longer than that at one time. > >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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