Stopping pack early?

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Registered: 06-18-2003
Stopping pack early?
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Thu, 06-17-2004 - 5:47pm
I am going to be going away in a couple of weeks, which also turns out to be the week I will be on my placebo pills, and having my period. I am wondering if I can take only 2 weeks of my pill (monophasic) and let my period come a week early (which now to think of it is likely not safe to do), but let me know anyways! I know I could also just take another pack of pills immediately after, but then I'm concerned about BTB. Well, let me know what you all think and/or have experienced!
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 06-17-2004 - 10:45pm
Hi myomy5, welcome back!

You could try stopping your actives after 2 weeks, wait 3-4 days and then begin a new pack. The bleeding might not stop immediately so you should give yourself as much time as you can for your endometrium to stabilize before your trip. You are right, if you stop mid pack I would use back-up until you are at least 7 pills into your next pack. Let us know how you're doing ok? I hope you have a good trip.

Good luck,

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-04-2003
Fri, 06-18-2004 - 5:15am
I just wanted to chime in that when I was taking the pill, I would do two pack of pills in a row and then have period. And I never experienced any BTB.



Have you ever had problems with BTB? Have you tried skipping the placebo pills before and had the BRB? Or is it just a worry?

I'm just curious. I've never really had any problems with my period (on or off the pills) or BTB.




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Registered: 06-18-2003
Sun, 06-20-2004 - 10:02pm
Thanks for the replies. I haven't had any problems with BTB, so I may try the continuous option and see how it goes. The thing is, I like to have my period, so that I know things are okay! When I was on Ortho Tri-Cyclen after just over a year I started bleeding during my last week of actives, but now that I switched to Marvelon I have not had any problems. I think I might give the 2-packs in a row a try and see how it goes. Besides, BTB is not as bad as a full blown period as far as I can see!