period question

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Registered: 03-22-2004
period question
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Wed, 05-19-2004 - 1:47am
I'm on Cyclessa and I'm starting my fourth pack today. Everytime I get my period on that last week it always starts on the 3rd or 4th day and continues through the next pack of 'active' pills for like a day or two. Is this normal? Sometimes I skip a few pills in the last week because I forget those but never the active pills. I am still fully protected right? I wasn't sure if because I skipped some that it started late.
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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: aleesun
Wed, 05-19-2004 - 8:50am
Yep! The inactive week is only starch and fillers, no hormones, so you can miss those with no problems--they're just placeholders to keep you in the habit of taking a pill every day. It's normal for your period to not sync up completely with the inactive week, normally I have about 3 days between when I remove a ring (same difference) and the start of my period and I'll have spotting for the first three days of the next ring. No big deal! A normal time to start your period is 2-5 days after your last active pill, all you have to worry about is making sure you start your new pack on time, the bleeding will take care of itself. So long as you take your active pills on time, protection is continuous from one cycle to the next.

Good luck!

Judie
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