period early and i'm on the pill...?

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Registered: 05-12-2003
period early and i'm on the pill...?
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Tue, 03-16-2004 - 9:11pm
I used to have a lot of random, irregular periods, but I have been on Mircette for about 4 years. Since I started the pill I have always had regular periods. (On time give or take a day or two) This month I started my period today and I wasn't supposed to start until next Wed. Is this normal? Last month it started a couple days early, but I didn't think anything of it. Could stress be a factor? I did have exams all of last week. Will it go back to normal next month? Any advice would be much appreciated. :)

Katherine
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 03-16-2004 - 9:49pm
Hi Katherine, welcome!

Perhaps it's stress, but hormonal contraceptives usually control AFs arrival pretty well. It might be that after 4 years your body has changed enough that you need a pill change. I'd wait another cycle and see if AF comes early again. If she’s back on schedule it might have been stress, if she's early again I'd consider asking for a pill change. Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Good luck

      Jill

    

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Registered: 05-12-2003
Sat, 03-20-2004 - 7:07pm
Thanks :)