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Skipped last week of placebos, twice, bleeding for two months
21/f
I'm on the Microgestin. The one with the brown pills for the last week. I've called my doctor and they told me that I was able to skip my periods but they couldn't guarantee that it would work the first time and it sometimes takes a few times for it to work for some people.
I skipped the brown placebo pills twice and each month I've been having blood breakthroughs and if I were on my period. It stops the week before my period is supposed to start and then it starts again the week of my placebo pills.
Do you think my body isn't meant to skip periods and I should go in and ask about another method? Or do you think I should try again the third time to see?
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None of us are doctors on here, but it doesn't take a person with a degree to realize that altering the normal function of a body is prone to have problems.
Yes, having a period can be quite tedious, embarrassing at times, a messy business, uncomfortable and a royal nuisance but that is how God created our bodies. to attempt to totally stop having a period or lessen the length of a period is possible due to medical knowledge these days but they can not predict whose body will react favorably to that or not. In most cases, woman who take any hormonal birth control have some kind of side effect, one they feel they can put up with and others who have too many and quit taking birth control.
Heres the questions for you to answer to know what to do:
Am I trying to stop my period from coming totally cus I dont want it to come at an inconvenient time when I might want to be having sex? If this is the reason...get off the hormonal stuff and go for the Paragard IUD, the only thing I know of that uses copper instead of hormones to prevent pregnancy. I used it, my mom did. No problems or side effects. Yes, you will still get your monthly cycle. If periods during sex is the issue, and you have a boy friend who doesnt like that, you can either wait until you're over it, or if like many women you are more horny during your period and don't want to miss out, find a guy who doesnt mind the period flow. Other than the heaviest day, the flow will actually stop for a while when you begin to have sex and the flow restarts about 10-15 minutes after you are done. I am a testament to that. A young guy your age without much experience yet may be grossed out by the thought but once he experiences something like this may end up liking it alot and actually looking forward to it as men in my life have. The extra lubrication is great they say. Plus its not smelly or as messy as one may think.
If you are merely wanting to prevent pregnancy, then either take something that allows a week for your body to have a period, or like i mentioned, go for the Paragard.
If using the pill and taking it regularly is hard to remember, use the time on your cell or iphone as a reminder. taken regularly should take care of most break through bleeding unless your body just can't handle the prescription to begin with.
If it were me, counting on a pill to keep me from being pregnant and having such problems with it so I can never be sure if I am really covered against pregnancy or not, I wouldn't bother with it cus the stress of unexpected bleeding and possible pregnancy wouldnt be worth it to me.
I know at 21 u arent thinking about kids yet. But for the future, if you think theres a chance you may want to have kids wiht the right man, and you dont want to have problems getting pregnant due to use of hormonal birth control, then you may want to get off it now and start the Paragard, that or get fitted for a diaphragm and use with spermicide. It is okay, no hormonal effects but I got pregnant with my 2nd because thats what I was using then. With the first, I was using paragard cus we wanted to wait 5 yrs or more. aT the 6ish yr mark we had the Paragard removed and after a month or two got pregnant.
Do the research yourself. Read up on all the different birth controls and their side effects, if the cons outweigh the pro's then its not the b est choice. You can find info on all these things on line. If you have trouble locating them, let me know which ones you want to research and I'll find you links to websites. Do not let a doctor decide for you what is best for you in birth control. This is your reproductive system. Take the control into your hands and do the research, then talk to a doctor and make your decision.
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First I am not a doctor so anything I tell you is my own thoughts and not medical advice. For medical advice please seek the advice of your medical practitioner.
Placebo pills are sugar pill and have no medicinal benefit other than to keep you in the habit of taking a pill each day. I have serious reservation as to what skipping them altogether would or if have any effect on you cycle.
With that thought in mind your question as to whether to seek a different method becomes a valid question. Also valid is to discuss with your doctor any other medications including over the counter medications you are taking that could be interacting with the Microgestin. It may be that Microgestin may not be the right drug for you and one of the other host of contraceptive drugs will work better for you.
If you are being prescribed this drug by your family doctor. What I suggest is you see a Gynecologist (GYN); let the GYN examine you and discuss this with the doctor.
Most health plans coverage today prefers us to see our Family practitioner (FP) for most things. Generally this is fine as the Family Practitioner is a General Practitioner trained to know a bit about our entire body. There are times though when problems go beyond the FP's scope of practice and you need to see a doctor that specializes in that area.
Since you do not say what kind of doctor is treating and prescribing for your birth control medication I would be remiss if I didn't cover all the bases with you. If you are not seeing a GYN then I believe you should make an appointment to see one. If your insurance requires a referral from your (FP) ask for one.
Once again under the scope of caution I should also advise you. This problem may be coincidental with your birth control medication and the cause be something altogether different. There are many more reasons for uterine bleeding than problems with birth control medication. My advice is to call your GYN if you seeing one or get a referral to one and ask for an emergency appointment. IF you have been bleeding for two months, if I understand you correctly, that is a significant blood loss and you should be seen immediately.
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