WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2003: Re: confused about ortho tri-cyclen

Re: confused about ortho tri-cyclen

From: Anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 5 Jul 2003 12:54:35 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 5 Jul 2003, Amanda wrote: >

Amanda, Not a doc but skipping your period doesn't always work well with triphasic pills such as ortho tri-cyclen because of the different amounts of hormones each week. Sometimes you get breakthrough bleeding, it sounds like what happened to you. You are still protected against pregnancy. When you bleed on the pill it is not like a normal period, it is more like a withdrawl from hormones bleed. The most important thing at this point is not to be off of the pill for more than the 7 days between packs. Take the inactive pills and start a new pack at when you are done. Good Luck!

>I went to the beach about 2 weeks ago and that was when I was to have my
>period so I decided to skip my inactive pills and start a new pack to
>skip my period that month. The 3rd week into the pills I start having
>my period. First off, is this normal to be having your period during
>active pills after you have skipped your period. Second, since I start
>my inactive pills tomorrow and I'm already having my period, should I
>skip them again and start a new pack? If I continue on and take the
>inactive pills, does that increase my chances of getting pregnant since
>that will be a week I wont be having my period and taking the inactive
>pills, or will I just have my period again? Help me please!

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