Early start!! Whats going on?

iVillage Member
Registered: 06-07-2003
Early start!! Whats going on?
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Thu, 08-05-2004 - 6:35pm
I have been on alesse for 2.5yrs and my last active pill is to be taken this Saturday. My cycle has been very regular for the last 6 months or so, with my period usually starting on a Tuesday, so I was surprised when yesterday I discovered some bleeding already. My question is, is this normal? Is it possible for your period to start early while you are still taking active pills? I have recently started working out a lot, from no previous physical activity and wonder if this might of thrown things out of wack. This also reminded me that something similar did happen to me over a year ago, where my period started a few days early while I was still on the pill, but it sorted itself out and went back to normal so I forgot about it.

This may sound nieve, but a girlfriend told me once that you shouldn't leave your pills in the heat, and mine were in my car on a hot day when I was at a wedding last week, could this of effected them?

I am quite worried and concerned because I just hate it when something out of the norm happens. Does anyone have any advice? Should I be worried?

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 08-05-2004 - 7:01pm
Hi k8brit, welcome!

If you are loosing weight from your workouts that could be the reason you are having irregular bleeding. Burning fat releases estrogen which, added to the estrogen in your pills, can cause some women to bleed. If I were you I'd ask my pharmacist about the effectiveness of your pills after leaving them in your car. Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Good luck,

      Jill