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Re: [Birth Control] About Ortho TricyclenFrom: Patti Tessler, Family Nurse Practitioner (anonymous@obgyn.net)Sun, 16 Dec 2001 19:55:48 -0600 (CST)
At Sun, 16 Dec 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: > >Hi I am taking Ortho Tricyclen and this is my first month but i am >faithful in taking them everday same time and not missing any. I was >wondering about the 4th week with the green placebos do you get PMS at >all before your period like normal or does it stop the symptons of PMS. >I am not on them yet I am on going onto the 3rd blue pill. I was just >wondering what to except during the week leading up to it and also does >this make you period come earlier then excepted because I usually get >mine on the 30th or 31st each month so I am guessing now it will be a >week early then around the 24th or 25th. I was also wondering is the >pill effective by now if I been taking it everyday for the last 2 weeks. >Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions. Many people have relief of PMS after the "breaking in" period on on the pill (i.e. after the first three months). You will get your period, most likely, sometime during the green pills -- could be the first day, could be the last day. If you started the pills on the Sunday after the first day of your period, or if you started them on the first day of your period, you're now protected against pregnancy. If you started them some other time, you should use a backup method until you start the second pack. Don't forget to use condoms as well, to reduce the risk of infection.
-- Patti Tessler, BSN, MSN, RN, CS Family Nurse Practitioner
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