Altering periods on Tri-phasic

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Altering periods on Tri-phasic
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Thu, 03-18-2004 - 10:32pm
Hi,

I just did the math and found out I'm supposed to get my period the week I will be in Hawaii. I know you can skip the sugar pills and start your next pack of active pills right after the last active to alter the date of your period, but I was wondering who's done this on tri-phasic pills. I'm taking Orto-TriCyclen Lo.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Tres

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iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Fri, 03-19-2004 - 8:36am
Hi treselaine, welcome!

If you have time, it would be a good idea to try going back-to-back as soon as possible as it doesn't work for all women. And a triphasic pill, like OTC-lo, often doesn't work as well for skipping periods as a monophasic pill, one that has 21 days of the same dose of hormones.

Good luck

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 03-20-2004 - 11:32am

One way to move your period by a week with a triphasic pill is to get an extra pack of pills and follow this pack's week 3 with the spare pack's week 3, giving you four weeks of active pills before the week of inactive pills.

Judie Cl for Birth Control