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forgotten to take contraceptive pill
hi nallie. i sent you a message on friday about the problem with the forgotten pills, and the on and off bleeding, thankyou for the help, but i have a few more questions, i spoke to a chemist and she told me to skip the red pills and go straight onto the brown pills of the new packet to boost my hormone levels back up, is this the right thing to do? im still bleeding even though i went a whole day yesterday without bleeding but it came back this morning, my real period is due tomorrow how will not taking the red ones affect my period? or should this bleeding be counted as my period? if so will the bleeding stop after my real period is due to stop(due to stop on friday the 19th) im so confused
thanks
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Yes, the Chemist is right..you can do that too, especially since it has been so long and you are still bleeding. Yes, in this case you would count the spotting as your period. I would say it should take 3-4 days or even up to a week for the spotting to stop.
Esentially the red pills are what I call placebos, they contain no hormones, and that is why once you stop the brown pills your period starts. It's bascially the same effect when you forgot the brown pills for several days.
If you are healthy and do not have a history of reproductive problems and have annual check ups, you shouldn't worry. Your cycle will straighten out soon. If the bleeding is heavier than normal you may want to consult a physician to make sure you are not anemic..but other than that, what you have told me will not cause any real long term complications. The only side effect of course would be that an unplanned pregnancy could occur until you are back on the pill for an entire month. So in the mean time use another form of birth control. Best wishes and good health!
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