What if you get your period while taking the active birth control pills?

Answer 1

With a conventional Birth Control pill, you will have a regular period. However, if you are bleeding at a time that is not your regular time, that is called "breakthrough" bleeding.

This is common side effect of most birth control pills. The reason is because most birth control have a lower amount of hormone therefore cause some unscheduled bleeding, or "breakthrough bleeding."

If you have just started using oral contraceptives, then it is common to have some spotting in the first three months of use. If it lasts longer, or is very troublesome for you, contact your health care provider to see if changing pills might help.

Occasionally you may start bleeding out of pattern though. If you have been taking the pill correctly, this bleeding isn't a sign that the pill "isn't working," "isn't strong enough to prevent pregnancy," or that your "body is rejecting it."

Lastly, irregular bleeding can be a sign of infection. If you have a new partner, or haven't been tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea recently, see your health care provider.
This could be due to pregnancy, UTI or the doseage no longer working for you.
Most contraceptive pills induce hormone changes in your body that prevents the successful process of pregancy, the effects are done to the ovum after contraception and therefore does not disrupt the formation of the period itself.
Yes or it could be UTI related or pregnancy related. See your Dr.
This sounds like breakthrough bleeding. If the bleeding is heavy you will need to see your Doctor. If you are changing sanitary wear every 1-2 hours and it is soaked through, go to A & E. If the bleeding persists for 7 days, see your Doctor as you may need to change birth control.

Answer 2

Hi there. Bleeding while on active pills can happen for several reasons. It can be because your pregnant, because your not on a high enough dose or because you have experienced break through bleeding. Break through bleeding is quite common. So dont be alarmed. You need to do a pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy. Then see your doctor or GYNO about the bleeding you have experienced.

Answer 3

Bleeding between periods is nothing abnormal, but if you experience a great deal of pain or are just concerned, you should consult a medical professional. If it is a major problem for you, you may want to switch pills to see if a different brand works better.

Answer 4

If you are on birth control than it is perfectly normal to have your period. Most doctors should tell you that you will have a period. So there isn't anything to worry about.

If the period is occasionally coming in the last day or two before the sugar pill it is probably fine. My OBGYN said that I was still protected, but that if the pill did not regulate my cycle for 3 months in a row they would switch me to a higher dose pill.

Answer 5

Birth control doesn't mean that you won't get you period. My older sister is on it to and she has hers around the same time I have mine. Birth control is just something that helps you if you have really heavy periods or you want to have sex but don't want to get pregnant. If you going the sex route I wouldn't trust it because the only birth control that works the best is your pants. (p.s. I learned this in health class when we talked about sex and birth control.) hope I helped!!

Answer 6

Either way you arnt pregnant so woo hoo