Lo Loestrin Fe - Missed Periods (Page 18)

I've been taking Lo Loestrin Fe at the same time every day consistantly for two months with no period... is this normal?

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I also miss periods every month for past 4 months . I take it every day as directed. Not pregnant. I called Dr office and they said it could happen. Drives me nuts also. I don't want to be worried all the time it doesn't come. Uggg..I think i might see my doc and switch ..

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I think just from the above comments there is a major issue that needs to be raised with this birth control pill. I have taken it and have not had a period for over 4 moths. It's very clear that doctors are not properly informing their patients that they can miss many many months (read post #13) of periods and still not be pregnant.

I also would be interested in someone stepping forward and explaining, in easy to understand terms, what (if any) long term studies have been done regarding the long term effects on having your period once every 6 months, versus once ever month. Ignoring the psychological impact (clearly shared by above commenters), what are the long term physical impacts to a my body by not having my period every month?

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I started this pill in Feb. The first two months I had a period and break through bleeding. Then didn't have a period at all for one month, then the next month it was just two days. June was a light period and then no period again in July. August I had a horrible period (9 days and heavy bleeding) and it can the week before my sugar pills. Just finished my period for sept. It also came the week before my sugar pills and was somewhat heavy and lasted 7 days. I really hope there is some consistency soon. I got on this pill for protection from pregnancy, but also to help with heavy periods due to fibroids.

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I just started this birth control this month. I should be getting my period any day now, but nothing so far. I am concerned, but based on all of the posts I've read about consistently missing, I'm not as concerned.

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I had unprotected with my boyfriend so i take 2 wholebrown line I didnt see my period so am I pregnant ?

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When you say unprotected, what do you mean? If you are on this pill you are protected. From what I'm reading, lots of people are not getting their period on this pill. Or at least not every month. But you should take a preg test if you want piece of mind. You might need to wait a week or so.

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I just started the lo loestein and I'm on the first brown pill and still have yet to start my period. I was reading tge other replies but I'm still worried... my boyfriend and i have sex but we always use a condom and i have been freaking out for almost a week. I really hope I'm not pregnant

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I started taking Lolo 14 months ago. I had light door bleeding at first and some sad emotions as a dude effect. Thus all passed after the first three months. I have not had a regular period since I started and no bleeding fir almost one full year. My doctor also tells me this is normal but is it healthy for the body to nit have a period of over a year?

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Update. I decided to get get off lolo and switched to ortricyclen lo. S dar this is much better. No backpain throughout the month and I started my period during the green pills (suger pills) like you are supposed to

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I been on the pill for over a year and missed most of all those periods and I am not pregnant

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I am 48 years old and have been on this pill for four months. I had a period the first month with spotting, but no period since. I actually like it and I am going through periomenopause I assume.

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I have been taking loloestrin for over 9 months and haven't had a period except for the first month (which was very light and lasted only 2 days), so I wouldn't freak out too much about the missed period, but definitely do take a test just in case.

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I've been taking Lo loestrin for 2 months now... I haven't missed a single day and I take it religiously at 6 o'clock every single night. I was suppose to get my period 2 weeks ago and still nothing. Right around the time I was suppose to get my period my boobs began to hurt really bad, worse than I have ever experienced while PMSing. They don't seem any bigger than normal but are very tender. Other than that, I don't show any signs of pregnancy. Is this normal? Should I take a test?

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Have you had unprotected sex? If you missed your period and your breasts are tender I would take a test just to be safe.

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I know there are a ton of responses and I haven't read them all but this is what my gynecologist told me when I was put on it. The reason you get your period is because you are shedding your utirine lining. This pill makes your lining so small tbat the egg doesn't have anything to implant to. That also makes it so there is nothing to shed. She said no period is completely normal. To continue to take the pills, but if I felt uncomfortable to take a test to know for sure.

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I have been on Lo Loesrtin for about 3 years now and I haven't had a period in about 6 months. It was hit or miss for a while but now it's been pretty steady. I don't miss them at all!! I am 35 so I was freaked that it might be super early menopause since my mom went through around age 42 or so. I still sometimes have cramps and moodiness around what would be period time but no blood or discharge. I like these pills but it took a good 6 months or more to level out my hormones and not have spotting between "periods".

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ME TOO ! I am on the first week of my second pack of Lo Loestrin Fe, and have taken all but 1 of my pills at 4:30 pm daily (one I took at around 8 pm because my alarm didn't go off), and have yet to have a period. I have been experiencing slight abdominal cramping since taking my placebo pills. I had the "incident" the day before the cramping began on the placebos, and I feel like the two things aren't linked, but can't be sure. I am not experiencing any other "symptoms" but am still slightly concerned. I've read that Lo Loestrin Fe causes irregularity in the first few months, and can even cause an absence of menstruation, but I'm just looking for some advice, because I'm slightly unsettled. I never had penetrative sex, nor do I think my vaginal canal ever came in contact with semen?? SOS.

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Yes, totally normal with this pill. I've been on it for 19 months and haven't had my period in 18 months. Spoke with my doctor a few times over this time period and thus pill was designed this way. Speak to your doctor for more information.

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Hi, I have the same exact problem
been on the pill for 6 months
I missed a period in January
now I missed it in April
I'm finishing a pac for May
have unprotected sex but my bf doesn't finish inside me
I take my pills on time all the time, and never missed a pill
when I first missed a period in January, my doctor said its fine. So I guess when I missed it in April I am fine. Now I'm waiting for my period to come as I'm finishing a pac

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I started taking lo lestrin about 8 months ago. In January I remember missing a pill but taking it the next day along with the pill that I needed to take for that day. I missed my period the next month which was February I spotted for two days in march. I have since got another period or any spotting. I took three pregnancy test, one in February and two in march. They all came out negative. I haven't noticed any weight gain. Nor any pregnancy symptoms. Ive always been a moody person and I've always been one to get nauseous. So I can't really count those as Could o be pregnant? Or is it normal to have missed periods?

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