changing bc brands

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-02-2004
changing bc brands
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Tue, 03-02-2004 - 12:05pm


I was taking estrostep and it was causing me great problems. So my doctor gave me the new seasonal. It says to take it on the first sunday your period starts, but i got the pills on tuesday and i have my period now. I am taking the sugar pills of estrostep so not the hormones. I was guessing i would start this sunday after my period, does anybody think thats ok, cause i think i should finish out this pack and have my period since seasonal only allows your body to have a period 4 times per year. what do you think??

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2003
Tue, 03-02-2004 - 12:13pm
The "start on first Sunday of your period" instructions are for when you are starting the pill without having been on another pill. Start the pack of Seasonale when you would have started your next pack of Estrostrep. So long as you don't go more than 7 - 24 hour days without hormones you should be protected from pregnancy.