YOUNG-WOMEN Messages for November, 2000: Re: confusion on delaying cycle

Re: confusion on delaying cycle

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 8 Nov 2000 23:17:35 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Lynn wrote: >
>I will be getting married in two months and taking a honeymoon just
>after. I am currently scheduled to begin my cycle on the first day of
>my honeymoon. I am currently taking Ortho-tri-cyclen and have just
>begun my cycle this month. I searched the archives, but am confused on
>how beginning the active pills and skipping the placebo green pills will
>delay my period. This seems like it would move it forward. How exactly
>do you go about this method and are there any other methods? I would
>like to not interupt the effectiveness of the bith control.

Lynn (What a great name) In a normal pill pack, there are 3 weeks worth of "active" pills and one week of placebo pills (sugar tablets). During the placebo week is when you would normally have your period. By taking the 3 weeks of active pills as normal and completing on a Saturday, then starting another pack of pills the following day on Sunday, and so on, will usually result in no period. You don't want to do this indefinately, but two to three months won't hurt... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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