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Messing with birth control?
I'm taking the pill Ortho tri-cyclen and I was scheduled to go on vacation when I was going to get my period.
(FYI: The pack goes- white, blue, dark blue, green; the green is when I get my period)
In order to avoid having my period during vacation, my mother (who has been on a BCP in the past) had me take the dark blue pills from my next pack instead of finishing the pack I was on and getting my period.
In the end it will give me:
four weeks w/o my period
period
two weeks w/o
period
back to normal
My question is:
how will this affect it's use as birth control? Am I still safe to have sex with the first pill of the next pack, after I have my period? Or should I wait until both packs are done and I start again normally?
(FYI: The pack goes- white, blue, dark blue, green; the green is when I get my period)
In order to avoid having my period during vacation, my mother (who has been on a BCP in the past) had me take the dark blue pills from my next pack instead of finishing the pack I was on and getting my period.
In the end it will give me:
four weeks w/o my period
period
two weeks w/o
period
back to normal
My question is:
how will this affect it's use as birth control? Am I still safe to have sex with the first pill of the next pack, after I have my period? Or should I wait until both packs are done and I start again normally?
How did it work for you? I'm in the same situation and trying to find answers on how to skip this period while I'm on vacation
Well I already did, I take my second green pill today.
It worked, I didn't get my period.
But what about it working as a contraceptive? Still effective?
It worked, I didn't get my period.
But what about it working as a contraceptive? Still effective?
no dont listen to your mother. your not supposed to play with birth control. i did it once a few years ago so i wouldnt get my period, and instead i got my "period" for pretty much the whole two weeks i was down in florida.
theres nothing wrong with having a period on vaction. use tampons and lots of midol. just because it worked for your mom doesnt mean it will work for you.
theres nothing wrong with having a period on vaction. use tampons and lots of midol. just because it worked for your mom doesnt mean it will work for you.
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