WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 2000: Re: Light bleeding on Micronor -- spotting or period?

Re: Light bleeding on Micronor -- spotting or period?

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 30 May 2000 14:39:41 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 May 2000, AMD wrote: >
>12 days ago I forgot my Micronor and had sex that same night. I noticed
>the missed pill the next morning and doubled-up. It made me a little
>nervous because it is my understanding that Micronor is less forgiving
>on late or missed pills than combined OCPs.
>
>I have not had a period since my son was born last summer, and we are
>down to our last little bit of nursing (maybe 5 min a day right before
>bedtime). This morning, I started having some very light bleeding.
>
>Should I consider this bleeding the return of my period, or pill-related
>spotting? Is it safe to assume it is NOT implantation bleeding since
>it's been 12 days since I missed the pill?
>
>I was planning to start combined OCP's at the end of this pack of
>Micronor. If this bleeding is a period, do I need to wait for the next
>period before starting the combined pills, or just start them when the
>Micronor is gone?
>
>Thanks,
>Andrea

You are correct in believing that Micronor is less forgiving than OCPs, and while I suspect that your bleeding is related to the missed pill, you are still unlikely to be pregnant. I think that you can go ahead and start your OCPs at the time that you planned, but a negative pregnancy test prior to starting might provide some added reassurance.

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