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Period Changing Days
| Mon, 04-19-2004 - 6:46pm |
I have been on birth control pills for 2 years. I used to get my period on the Tuesday of my placebo week, then they slowly changed to Wednesdays....then Thursdays....now they start on Friday!! How can I get them back to Tuesdays! I'm stuck w/ my period into the weekend and active pills. Any suggestions on how I could change when I take my pills? -I-Gal

So, you want your period to start three days sooner, right? Then, at the end of a pack of pills, shorten (NEVER lengthen) your inactive pill week by three days. This will change your start day from that time on. For example, if you are a Sunday start now, subtracting three days would make you a Thursday start.
Be aware that this may not work perfectly the first month, it may take time to settle down to a specific day. It could also change again in the future!!
The other way you could do it is by moving one day back per month, having 6 inactive days instead of 7. This might make for less adverse side effects from changing your start day, but it might not!!!
Good Luck!