WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for February, 2002: Re: [Birth Control] BC Pill Timing

Re: [Birth Control] BC Pill Timing

From: Garry Siegel, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 9 Feb 2002 19:44:57 -0600 (CST)

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At Sat, 9 Feb 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>Just have a question I am usually very good at taking the pill been
>taking it everyday at the same time for the past three months. I am
>going on the 3rd week of my third month of Orth-Tri and this morning I
>took my pill at 9 30 instead of 7 - 730 will this be a problem or is it
>fine since it is the first time. Also I couldnt really find any info or
>experiences of people who took Lunelle (the one a month shot similiar to
>the pill). I was wondering if it is a good shot I heard good things
>about it and was wanting to try it since I am going away next month on
>weekends and in May for two weeks and it might be good for me so I dont
>have to worry about missing any pills or changing times(going out west
>in May). Thanks for your time.

Taking the pill a couple of hours late is fine. There will be a few people who will spot even if just a few hours late on certain pills.

Lunelle--people tend to like it; however, if you are a happy camper on the Ortho Tri Cyclen, I would suggest "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Garry

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Garry E. Siegel, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Roswell, GA
Private Practice
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Thanks

Garry Siegel

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