WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 1998: Re: Ortho-cyclen 28 and skipping period

Re: Ortho-cyclen 28 and skipping period

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 22 May 1998 12:12:20 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 20 May 1998, Kim wrote: >
>I have one question I'd really liked answered. I have been on the pill
>for 3 1/2 yrs, first Triphasil 28 and now Ortho-cyclen 28. In July I am
>traveling from PA to WI by car, and I really don't want to have my
>period then. I read somewhere once that you could skip a period by
>finishing all the active pills and then starting a new pack right away,
>instead of taking the placebo pills. Is this possible, and is it ok to
>do just once? And will I get my next period a few days after I reach the
>placebo pills, just like I have been? I would really appreciate a
>response to this question. Thanks in advance for your time and your
>help:)

That's the way it's done, alright! To put the period off one week, take one week from the second pack. For two weeks postponement, takes two weeks and so on for three weeks.

--
Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
Great Neck, New York
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