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Intentional skipping of birth control pills
by jettsyd, Mar 10, 2003 12:00AM
My doctor told me that to control some of the problems that I have been having while on the "inactive pills" that I should skip taking those all together.I have heard of doing this to skip a period if you are on your honeymoon for just that pack, but for a long time? I have never heard of this.(I am being tested as I speck for hormone levels that are incorrect)I have a horrible time at the end my cycle. She told me that if I skip these pills I probably won't even have a period(this makes sense) but is it healthy and OK to do this month after month for a long time? Could this mess up my cycle? What if I wanted to get pregnant?
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by swmfsh, Mar 11, 2003 12:00AM
i can't really answer all of your questions but i can tell you a story of what happened to my friend. my friend was on birth control and skipped pills so that she wouldnt have her period. after doing it for a few months she developed cysts on her ovaries. i dont know if this will actually happen to you but i thought i'd warn you anyway. good luck.
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