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Wrong order of birth control....
Hi everyone. I'm 17 and I have been taking birth control for 6 months. I took them quite good until last month, July, where I missed almost 2 weeks of my pills because I was so forgetful. It messed up my period in August and I have been having abnormal bleeding all month due to missing the pills I think. From my forgetfulness, I believe I am now taking the wrong order of birth control. Im taking tri cyclen lo and I'm now starting the last row of pills in this pack, but I'm suppose to take this row a week before my period. Since I messed up my period, it probably wont be coming again until later so I'm scared that by taking the wrong colors at the wrong time for months will harm me. Any suggestions on what to do? I was thinking about waiting until my next period came to get a new pack of BC and start fresh to help my cycle regulate. Please help guys, I've been stressing out about this for awhile now.
The pill cannot cause cervical cancer. The primary cause between cervical cancer is certain strands of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which is obtained through sexual intercourse with an infected partner who is not wearing a condom. Males do not show symptoms. If you've had only one partner who has only had you as a partner, the risk is minimal. There are, of course, other causes behind cervical cancer, but birth control is not one. The only thing you risked was pregnancy.
Thanks! do you think by taking the pills on and off in July that I could get something serious like cervical cancer?
Talk to your doctor to find out what to do. I can assure you you are not the first woman to do this. I would definitely recommend that your partner use a condom for quite some time if you are sexually active and he is not already doing so.
I also recommend that you set a cell phone alarm to go off daily and keep it and your pills with you so that if you are away from home, you are sure to take it. The alarm at the very least will make it less likely that you will miss a pill. The closer to the same time you take the pill, the more effective it is.
I also recommend that you set a cell phone alarm to go off daily and keep it and your pills with you so that if you are away from home, you are sure to take it. The alarm at the very least will make it less likely that you will miss a pill. The closer to the same time you take the pill, the more effective it is.
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