WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 2002: Re: missed period, no missed pills

Re: missed period, no missed pills

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 13:45:54 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 31 Jan 2002, k.a. wrote: >
>Okay, I guess I'm looking for reassurance more than anything else! I've
>been taking Mircette for 9 months now (ironic) and never never ever
>missed a pill. My period usually comes like clockwork on the Tuesday of
>the last week. Well, it's Thursday and no sight of it. I've been under
>a heckuva lotta stress lately (my face has broken out- always a sign
>that I'm eating a lot of stress) and in the past, while on other pills,
>I've missed periods (without missing pills) and was not pregnant. I've
>been reading the patient insert information from my pack like it's the
>Bible, and it says that missing a period while on the pills is normal,
>and if you've been taking them religiously to just keep on takin' them.
>Has anyone else experienced missing periods on Mircette and is simply
>continuing with pill packs even though my period never comes good
>advice? Thanks.

Yes

If you miss 2 in a row, call your Gynecologist.

--
R.Daniel Braun, MD  FACOG   FOG
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