period manipulation

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-09-2004
period manipulation
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Mon, 05-17-2004 - 1:26pm
Ok I know that u can manipulate ur period when u taking BCPs so that u don't have ur period during your vacation...but can u manipulate it so that u do have it like the week before ur suppose to have it and then take the week worth of actives after u finish the blanks and have ur period. Does it work that way too?

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 05-17-2004 - 2:03pm
Hi hurleystar84, welcome!

If you want to advance your period by only a week what I would do is not take the placebos and go right to the next pack of actives. That would advance your period by 7 days. I would be very leery of taking only 2 weeks of actives stopping for a week and then taking the last week of actives or even just taking the 2 weeks of actives and holding the other 7 actives in that pack for use if you loose or throw-up a pill. OCs haven’t been tested for overall effectiveness when less than 21 consecutive active pills are taken. If for some reason you have to go with taking only 2 weeks of actives I would use back-up during your placebo week and for the next 7 days of actives. You might be ok, but you might not. Why take the chance, right?

Good luck

      Jill