Birth Control

I had the depo shot and it made me go into a 3 month bleeding cycle. my doc said this does happen in some cases. she gave me some pills to help me stop the bleeding and told me that i can no longer have the depo shot. everybody is different. No that is not normal. Especially if you are on the depo provera shot. Either way you should go call your doctor/gynocologist and explain the problem. They might put you on another form of birth control, or I *think* they have some kind of antibiotic of your on depo and dont stop bleeding. I dont know for sure--thats why you should call your doctor

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It may not be your period. It may be spotting, which is typically very short and really dark, kind of brown actually.

It depends on your individual body chemistry.

Try a home pregnancy test first. After about 12 days of unprotected sex you can request a blood test to be done at your GP.

you have been on birth control for along time. Your body really needs to have time to get it's natural clock back. I have heard people going upto a year with no period after stopping birth control. If you have stopped to get pregnant beaware that it could take a long time to concevie. Your body has been fooled and needs time to get back on track

I'm assuming your meant you were taking birth control to skip your period. How many months have you skipped your period? Your body is the ultimate doc. Let it happen and look to see if it differs from average for you.

Yes, sometmes when you start birth control you will have break through bleeding and it can tie in with your period since you started the pill during your period.

NOTHING is 100% effective and you always run the risk of getting pregnant. The only birth control is the pill or patch and there are a lot of long-term side effects from this. This problem has always been a blight to women and scientists would come up with more options for birth control for men only they'd forget to take it. LOL

For me it is. But if you continue to have heavy periods and if you did not have heavy periods before you started your pill then you should see your OBGYN. Good luck and God Bless:)

Hi, This does sometimes happen hun and is nothing to worry about. You should get your period next month but you will need to do a pregnancy test to rule out pregnancy just incase you conceived during the first month of taking birth control pill as this does sometimes occur when you dont use protection. Take care.

Different methods have different levels of effectiveness. Some methods, like the condom or pill, depend on how well you use them, while others, like the IUD or implant, don't require the user to do anything special to make them effective. Effectiveness of birth control is reported as the number of pregnancies in 100 couples using the method for a year. Each method has two numbers reported -- one that reflects perfect use, and the other that reflects real-life use (because nobody's perfect.)

The top-tier reliable and reversible methods are the IUD and the contraceptive implant. There is nothing you have to do to make these methods effective, so the perfect use and real-life use numbers are the same. Fewer than one in a hundred couples using this method get pregnant each year. The next tier are the hormonal methods that depend on the couple to do something daily, weekly, or monthly to make them work. Used perfectly, the methods result in fewer than one in one hundred patients getting pregnant over the course of the year. However, many couples find it difficult to use these methods consistently and correctly.

With the birth control shot, Depo Provera, many couples miss the appointment for reinjection. For that reason, the real-life effectiveness is much lower, and about six in one hundred couples get pregnant every year while using the injection.

The birth control ring, NuvaRing, has to be changed out once a month. The patch has to be changed weekly. The pill must be taken daily. These have an error rate high enough that nine in one hundred couples using it get pregnant every year.

Condoms are easy to use in conjunction with another method, like the pill or the ring. One of their advantages is that the male partner can ensure that he is protected against fatherhood by using them correctly and consistently. If 100 couples use condoms perfectly over the course of the year, two couples may have a pregnancy. Since so many couples using condoms don't use them every time they have sex, 18 in 100 couples using condoms for birth control get pregnant over the course of the year. That's almost one in five! Withdrawal or pulling out is another method that men can control. Of 100 couples using withdrawal over the course of the year, 27 will have a pregnancy. It's better than doing nothing at all, but the chances of it failing are high.

Because effectiveness rates vary so much, and depend on how committed and able the partners are to using the methods, it's important that you talk with your partner about how important it is to you to avoid pregnancy right now. What would it be like if you got pregnant this year? What kind of assurance do you need that a pregnancy won't happen? Considering those questions, and your ability to use each method correctly, can help you determine what level of protection you need.

Yes birth control changes your cycle causing your body to have to adjust to the birth control after a few weeks it should become a normal schedule.

They typically ask for your background information and do a routine physical or pap-smear and STD check.

Yes. Some birth control methods stops a women from getting a period for up to 15-18 months at times. Especially if you are using the Depo-provera birth control shot.

The placebo pill is taken so you have the habit of taking the birth control pill, even during your period. So your period should happen the week your placebo is taken. So if you are taking the pill and you have missed a pill and then doubled up or just missed the pill sometimes you can spot brown. Sometimes you can spot brown at the very end of your cycle. It could also be the birth control pill you are taking isn't the right one for you. Contact your physician if you are following the directions of the prescription and spotting mid cycle. i always skip placebo pills since they are only needed to remind you to the the pill at the same time every day. you get your period when you are supposed to start placebos. Brown spotting is a "period" and happens to me all the time.

Your question is somewhat vague, but it sounds as if you might be having break-through bleeding from your pills, if it persists, contact your health care provider to see if you might need a different pill. However it is not uncommon to have some irregular bleeding when starting the pill ot may go away with time.

If there is no holes or tears in the condom then it is very effective.

Check with the local chapter of Planned Parenthood. They will know, and will be able to dispense pills if possible. * Florida as do several states has ludicrous laws pertaining to minors having private access to prescription birth control methods without parental consent. The law allows minor females to receive prescribed birth control if she requires birth control for health reasons and/or is married and/or is pregnant or has ever been pregnant and/or already has a child. What the Florida legislature was thinking (if indeed they ever do) when passing this law is anyone's guess.

A couple of months.

There are no drug interactions between alcohol and the birth control pill. Alcohol increases the risk of forgetting to take your pill.

Hi, You shouldn't be bleeding for weeks after this incident. See your doctor and change birth control pill. It most likely isn't the correct pill for you.

Probably not that quick, it takes a while for your body to recognize that correct level of the horomones in birth control to regulate your period, this as well is why you would no be protected from pregnancy that fast either. Depending on how regular your period is, it may even take a few months for it to come or not come exactly according to your pill schedule.

Could do but not definate. You can however get tablets from your doctor which can stop your period coming for a few weeks. I got them last year, you need to take them 7 days before your period is due then stop taking them when you want your period.