Birth Control / Contraceptive Forums (Page 72)

I switched from a 21 day birth control to Lo Loestrin 1/10 and I've been on Lo Loestrin for 2 months now. I started the Lo Loestrin pack right after I finished my other birth control pack, and I haven't had a period since I've started this pill. I don't know if starting it right after I finished my other pack caused me to miss my periods. I've taken 4 pregnancy test and they were all negative, I don't know what's going on!! Help! ## Hello, Carmen! How are you? Some women just don't have periods while taking this one, if you're concerned you should consult your doctor, but such anomalies can be normal. Is there anything else I can help with? ## My doctor told me that I should have my period while on this pill.. Idk what's going on

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Ive been on a low dose version of lo loestrin for a while now. My Gyn prescribed them to me after my laparoscopy back in December of 2012 to prevent endometriosis from coming back. I take it at 6pm every day but sometimes I miss my dose by 2 or 3 hours and like once or twice a month I'll forget to take it until the next day. I always get my period on the second row of blue pills and it'll last a week or sometimes a few days more. I never get my period during the white and brown pills like im suppose to. Infact when I get to the white and brown it usually ends my period. What worries me is this month I got my period twice once at the beginning of the month and now im on it again. Would skipping straight to the brown and white pills end it? Or should I talk to my Gyn about it firs...

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I have a UTI and was PRESCRIBED.250MG Ciprofoxacn I also have a recent vomiting issue and the dr.prescribed 25MG of Promethazine. I also take 75mg of Levothyroxin and 600MG of Tripleptal everyday for my bipolor & thyroid problems.. I am wondering cause my fiance and I have unprotected intercourse everynight.. ## Hello, Kookie! How are you? No, there shouldn't be any problems, since Implanon doesn't use estrogens and that is what antibiotics usually affect to decrease the efficacy of contraceptives, but you should double check with your doctor or pharmacist to be certain. Is there anything else I can help with?

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Today I started the second week of pills in my second pack, I started taking the pills the first day of my period. My doctor told me I would be protected right away since I started taking it the first day of my period. So I had intercourse 2 days after my period (about 1 week after starting the pills) & I'm so scared I could be pregnant. Is it normal to skip a period? I have been taking my pills everyday at the same time & never missed a pill. Someone please help me ## Hello, Katty! How are you? Yes, it is possible to skip your period while taking these. Some women never have one while taking this hormonal contraceptive. However, the only way to be sure would be to get checked for pregnancy. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I'm in my first month of taking Sprintec 28 and probably since week two I started experiencing stomach pain sometimes and I wake up feeling like I have to throw up it go on for like a hour or so until I eat then goes away sometimes and occasionally its later in the day too i feel like that. I know these are some of the side affects but will the pain and nausea feeling go away once my body is use to the pills or should I try another brand? Also I started my period on the third week and haven't finished all the blue pills yet is this normal to? Cause I know I'm suppose to start when I take the white pills. So I just need some answers. ## Hello, Shell! How are you feeling? Are you taking it on an empty stomach? If so, you may want to try taking it with some food, to see if that...

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Hi my doctor prescribed sprintec for my heavy period . The label says the first Sunday but it is Monday and I have started my period . Is it ok for me to take the pill today ? By Sunday I will be off my period ## Hello, Macy! How are you? It doesn't have to be a Sunday, just the first day of your period. They just usually say Sunday to try to keep women on track and make it easier for them to remember to take it every day. Is there anything else I can help with?

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I missed Wednesday pill last week and missed Saturday and Sunday so I took Sat and Wednesday pill today. Then Tuesday I'm gonna take Sundays and Mondays then Wednesday take Tuesdays and Wednesday pill so its back on the right day.. BT I'm also on my period for the secons time this month on the blue pills I been in a lot of stress too...should I stop taking them and start a new pack? ## Hello, Shay Shay! How are you? Skipping pills will also cause you to start your period at odd times, because it is lack of hormones in the last week of pills that actually allows you to have your period. There would be no point in taking Wednesdays pill so long after missing it, the doubling up thing only helps within a day or so of missing it. You need to just get yourself back on track by taking...

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I mixed an R636 with my birth control pill, the brand for my BC is Mononessa, I don't feel right and I need someone to tell me if this feeling is normal. ## Hello, Bunny! How are you feeling? What do you mean by not feeling right? Can you please provide more details?

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Hi. I've started taking oralcon on Saturday but in different times. So tonight I had intercourse with my boyfriend and the condom burst. Does that mean I'm pregnant now? Please reply ASAP Thank you ## Hi, Sassy! How are you? Did you start them the first day of your period? If you start them the first day of your period, then you are immediately protected against pregnancy, since they will prevent ovulation. However, if you weren't on your period, when you started taking them, then yes, there is a risk of your getting pregnant, because it takes 7 days for them to become effective in your body. The only thing you can really do now is wait a week or two and then check for pregnancy. Is there anything else I can help with? ## Help I stopped taking the pill. had intercourse with ...

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I've had jadelle in for almost a year bow and haven't had a period for 8 months. I did a test about 4 months ago and it was negative. I haven't gained weight so I'm sure I'm not pregnant. But could there be something wrong? ## Dear Anna, sometimes certain birth control can slow down or even stop your period. But, I would still talk 2 you're Dr about it. Just 2 b safe.

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I've been taking Sprintec for about a year now and everything has been fine but this month I got my period during the third week while still on the blue pills. I continued taking my pack so I'm on day 3 of the white pills but I'm now worried since they're sugar pills that I'm at risk. Suggestions? ## Hello, Sara! How are you? No, you are not at risk. Hormonal based contraceptives work by preventing ovulation, so as long as you didn't miss any of the active tablets, you are still fine and have the same pregnancy risk as you do at any other time. Is there anything else I can help with? ## This exact situation is one I am dealing with. So I can have intercourse while taking the white pills and not get pregnant? Because I'm almost done with blue ones and I'm ...

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Help ... I stopped taking the pill a few days after my BF and I had unprotrected which was during the time I was ovulating, I'm supposed to get my period on tomorrow the 10th but had light bleeding for 2 days the 5-6th can this be implatation bleeding or just my period being thrown off because I stoppedthe pills my period usually lasts 4 days never 2 days. Please can anyone help. ## Hello, Sil! How are you? If you didn't stop them until several days after having intercourse, then you were still protected from getting pregnant. You do not ovulate while you are taking them, they actually work by prevention ovulation. And yes, stopping them abruptly in the middle of the pack would most likely cause your period to be thrown off. When you're taking oral hormonal contraceptives, y...

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I don't usually get a period taking this pill so I'm not sure if I could be pregnant or not... I'm don't always take my pills on time and I had intercourse 11 days ago and today (6 days before my period "should" come) I notices slight bleeding that is a light pinkish & dark brown. After doing research I read that implantation bleeding usually occurs 3-6 days before your period is supposed to come but also ready that the pill and cause breakthrough bleeding. Thoughts? ## Hello, Abyss! How are you? It's really just a guessing game, at this point, it could be either/or. The only thing you can really do is wait and see if you do get your period and if you don't, have a pregnancy test done. However, if you didn't totally skip any pills, then the chance...

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I found a small, white, non scored and round pill with 500 on one side and RP on the on other. Its kind of thick for such a small pill but overall still smaller than an 80mg asprin. ## Unfortunately this pill description does not show up under any of the U.S. prescription drug databases. I also tried searching a few different variations of the imprint, but no luck. What's funny is that the imprints "R 500" and "P 500" show results, but not "RP 500". Odds are that it could be either manufactured outside of the U.S. or that it is an over the counter medication, as OTC meds aren't required to be listed in the drug databases. If you're able to, I would consider taking the pill over to your local pharmacy and having it analyzed by their team to see if they...

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Alright so I began using Lo Loestrin Fe in January. I normally get my period around the end of the month but of course our periods fall on different days every month so it gradually turns into the beginning of the next month. In February when I took it like normal my period came on Feb 27 and ended March 2. Then on March 12 I started bleeding again and it didn't dry off until the 19th. My question is when is was that another period? How could it be when I just had one a week earlier. I have a period tracking app and it tracked that I would have another period either March 26th or 27th but when I logged the weird bleeding I had on the 12th it said my period would come on April 7th. As you can imagine I'm concerned because I don't know now when my periods going to come. ## Hel...

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Please help last year on august I started having heavy periods with blood cloths after I stopped taking the 2 months injection i went to see a G.P then i was transfered to a gynae then the gynae put me on a 6 months prescription of yasmin, i started taking yasmin on september last year my periods went back to normal but i still had blood cloths coming then i went to the gynae again after 6 months of prescription he again put me on another 6 month prescription of yasmin last and also gave me ibu pain pills for period cramps i now no longer having blood cloths...me and my boyfriend want to have a baby and we wondering if the fertomid 50mg will work? Please reply

I have been on birth control since the age of 15 (5 years now) first it was Yaz then OrthoTriCyclen and now Lo Estrin Fe. The LoEstrin has worked amazingly for me and I have been on it for about a year and a half now. While I don't always take the pills the same time of the day, and I have missed one or two pills our of the year, I have always had a 2 or 1 day period no matter if I take the pills completely on time that whole month or if I skip the timing or a day. Sometimes I have had extremely heavy flow if I forget a pill that month, but otherwise, It has been a reliable period on this pill. This past month, I took all of my pills on the day they were supposed to be taken and I have experienced no period. I had mildly discolored discharge during my inactive pills and am concerned...

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I'm starting my second package of loloestrin... i took the first month without missing any pill and had something like a period on the second week of using the pills and i Had a light period when taking the brown pills... The thing is that i missed first pill of the second package a blue pill which i was supposed to take yesterday.. So what now? What happens when you skip the first pill inbetween packages? Will birth control work for the rest of the month or could i end up pregnant... Im really panicked to end up pregnant because i had an ectopic pregnancy on feb and got my tube removed and i have only one left! ## Hello, Amy! How are you? Unless your doctor instructs you otherwise, you should just start taking them as usual, it will really be just like you lengthened your period we...

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Hello, I started taking sprintec 3 weeks ago and have been spotting every day since. One of those weeks was like a period. When will it stop?!?! Kind of defeats the purpose of taking it =/ ## Hello, Gwen! How are you? It can be normal to experience these irregularities for up to the first 3 months of taking it, since it is a hormonal contraceptive that your body needs to gets used to. However, you should check with your doctor to be sure. Are there any other questions or concerns?

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Is medroxypr ac considered as birth control and can I get pregnant soon? ## Hello, Amber! How are you? No, it isn't used as a contraceptive, though if you took high doses of it, it may prevent ovulation. What is going on that causes you to need to take it? ## Well I haven't had my period over a year and im trying to get pregnant so they prescribed me this medication to take it to 10 days a months for the next 3 months but can I still get pregnant while taking it

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