Worried.

[Emmaaa]

Hey Guys, I've been feeling pretty weird lately. I've been taking the contraceptive pill since I was 13 to reduce my acne. Since I turned 15 I have had an active sex life with my long-term boyfriend. I am now 17 and swapped pills from Dianette to Yasmin because I had been taking a too high dosage for too long. Recently, I asked my mom to send a prescription for more tablets because I was running out of my 3 month pack. But my mom forgot and it got to Friday and I needed to start taking them again so when I got them the tuesday after, I was hesistant to take them since I had missed my date. So I waited a month longer to the day I was meant to start taking to start my cycle again. I am now nearly 2 weeks late for my period and have been feeling low. I keep getting a dull ache in my ovaries and I am worried. Have I done right in starting over? And what should I do? (Sorry for the long paragraph).

[ducky406]

You may just be late because of switching dosage or because of the hormone changes. I wouldn't worry about it too much unless you were sexually active in that month. If you were I suggest taking a pregnancy test with your first morning urine. If your aches become more than dull and get painful you need to see a dr asap- if they bring you to tears then probably the ER.

Birth control pills, while reasonably safe, if you're on them for an extended time they can cause some issues. So even though they're probably working for your acne and you should be on something to prevent pregnancy, have you looked into other acne treatments? There are a lot of things out there and not all of them cost an arm and a leg to get.

[doubletrouble999]

Why do you get hooked on pills? Try natural contraceptive methods or contraceptive inserts. Acne is caused because of other reasons and not contraceptive pills. Still nothing to worry about acnes.