WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2002: Re: getting off the pill

Re: getting off the pill

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 19:43:57 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 18 Dec 2002, barb wrote: >
>First and foremost, I am 22 and have no children and no prgnancies.
>
>I have been on ortho-tricyclen for about 7 months. I missed 3 pills
>this month and I started to bleed. My last period on the pill was on
>the 17th of November then when I missed the pills, I bled for about 4
>days and it was heavy like regular menses and this was on December 2. I
>was wondering if I should expect my period to come around the 2nd of the
>month now or if that was just withdrawl bleeding and does not count as
>my actual menses. I have gone off birth control before and I bled for a
>few days and then my period came on the exact day it would have if I
>would have been on the pill. I had no problem resuming a normal cycle
>that time. SO I was just wanting to know if I should still exepct my
>period around the 17th of the month or if the withdrawl bleeding form
>the pills was my actual menses for this month.

Maybe.

Just wanted to add, I am >not planing on going back on the pill for awhile. Thanks!

Then you should use something else for contraception if you don't want to get pregnant. Remember "Pregnancy Happens"

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