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If you don't get your period on the placebo week are you still protected and should you start a new pack?
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∙ 11y ago
Yes continue with your active pills. Please note this is advice only & shouldn't be used in place of your Doctors.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 11y agoYou are still protected, and may start a new pack.
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Are you not supposed to get a period while on the pill?
You should still get a period each month while on birth control. You will usually start your period during the week that you take your placebo pills, because they have no hormones in them. If you skip the placebo pills and start your active pills instead, this will delay your period.
After taking the first set of the contraceptive pill how long until you start your period?
Your period should start during the week that you take your placebo pills. If you do not get your period during the placebo week, you should take a pregnancy test to be on the safe side. However, sometimes when starting birth control, your period may not come as expected because your body is trying to adjust to the hormones. Be sure that you take your pills every day at the same time so that you are 99.9% protected, and so that your menstrual cycle does not become irregular.
Do you skip the placebo pills if you start your period early?
You can, but it's not necessary.
If you take more than one placebo pills will your period start sooner?
Placebo pills do nothing to your body. Nothing at all.
If taking birth control when should you start your menstrual cycle?
Your period usually comes during the placebo pills week(sugar pills).
What happens to your menstrual cycle if you start birth control pills two Sundays after period ended?
you will get your period when you start taking your "period" placebo pills in your pack
Should my period start the first day after I am through the hormone pills in a birth control pack?
Hi, Your question is: Should my period start the first day after I am through the hormone pills in a birth control pack?Not necessarily no. Your period will arrive anytime during the 7 days when your on the placebo pills or not taking any pills.
What day of the placebo week should bleeding occur or is it totally random?
It really depends. I know I start on the 2 or 3 placebo pill.
What do you do if you accidentally take an active pill on the day you are supposed to have taken the last placebo pill?
you may start your period one day earlier than norm you should not have any other issues
Do you have to take the full week of placebo pills or can you start the hormone pills part way through to stop your period?
You could start the hormones pills part way through the placebo pills to change the next month's cycle (say you would have your period on a Wednesday next month, instead of a Friday) but it would not affect the cycle you are currently on. When your uterine lining starts to shed, it sheds. For example, Yaz only has 4 placebo pills instead of 7, like some birth control brands. For many women on Yaz, they won't start their period until the last day of placebo pills. They will start their period on the last placebo and continue to have it through the first few days of the hormone pills.
Could i just stop taking pills for four days then start a new pack so that my period starts on Sundays instead of thursdays?
If you want to change your pill date, you should start the next pack early, but should not skip active pills. Instead, you should skip placebo pills.
When on birth control pills do you still take the green placebo pill if you dont start your period?
You're supposed to start your period after you start taking the placebo pills. To keep on a routine, you should take the placebo pills on their designated days (the last 7 days of the 28 day cycle).
