missed 2 pills, took 2 when I remembered, then got period - how to proceed?
Missed Wednesday morning’s and Thursday morning’s so I took two pills last night (Thursday). I am in the middle of week 3. Instructions said to keep taking one pill a day until Sunday (I’m a Sunday starter) then throw [...]
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Took two pills in one day by accident? And now I’m off schedule. What to do!
Hi So long story short. One night when I was extremely tired I fell asleep before I took my birth control (9pm) and assumed I had slept through my scheduled alarm to take it (10pm) so I took one as soon as I woke up in [...]
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Period on week 3 of pill pack
I have been on birth control (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol 0.1mg/ 0.02 mg) for 4 months now and I am still getting my period during the third week of my pack. It does not bother me which week it arrives, as I am [...]
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Took pills for week of period by accident
Hello! So I left my last pill pack at my mom’s when I was a few weeks to that pack. I began a fully new pack because I left it there, and I had to remember to sync the new pill pack to where I left off. So after the [...]
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Correct procedure for starting new combo pill pack?
Hello, My girlfriend takes Qlaira 28-day combo pill, with two placebo pills at the end. Last pack, on day 1, she hadn't gotten a new pack yet so she took a random (active) pill she had from an old pack. The next day, [...]
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taking Nortrel 1/35 and am bleeding pretty constantly
Just for back story, March 20 2020 I was admitted to the emergency room from passing out due to blood loss from my period. I was bleeding HEAVY for 20 days straight. Like I went through 6-8 pads a day. This was new and [...]
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Just got off the pill, what can I expect?
I just got off the pill after being on various brands for over ten years (I was 16, now I’m 27). Initially I got on the pill because I had killer cramps and bad acne. It cleared up the acne beautifully and it stopped the [...]
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Would like some opinions on if I should do a sugar week or not.
I'm currently starting my 4th pack of the bc pill (aviane). This prescription is my first time using any form of birth control. When I was prescribed, the doctor told me not to take the placebos and to just start the [...]
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I had sex 4 days ago but want to quit my birth control, is it possible I could get pregnant?
So I am on ortho tri cyclen and have been for several years. I really want to get off of it and try something else that is better for my body like the IUD or the mini pill. I just finished the last week of inactive pills [...]
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Girlfriend Missed One Day Of The Pill, Help!
My girlfriend and i are pretty sexually active, she takes her birth control pills daily and i make sure to remind her and everything. Yesterday she had just finished her 4th week on one of the pill packs and was on the [...]
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