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

Re: Birth control pills

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:06:29 -0600 (CST)

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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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