manipulating my period
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manipulating my period
| Mon, 11-08-2004 - 1:26am |
the beginning of next month is my bf's birthday and a big concert for me where i will be singing a solo. unfortunately, i will also have my period during this time. i have heard about people manipulating their pill so they can work their period around a vacation. i was looking for advice about how to go about this and if it is a good idea. shoudl i only take two weeks of my active pills and then my reminder pills and then four weeks of active and then remiinder and go back to the old routine? does anyone have experience with this? i am interested to know if what kind of side effects could happen such as breakthrough bleeding and such. i have not had any problems with breakthrough bleeding, but the pill does seem to effect my mood sometimes. i've also only been on the pill for like 5 months. any advice would be appreciated. thanks for your time!

If you're taking a triphasic pill like Ortho Tri Cyclen (or Lo), Triphasil, Estrostep, or Ortho Novum 7/7/7, you would take the third week of a new pack instead of the inactive week. It's more difficult to skip a period with a triphasic pill because of the changing hormone doses which can allow enough of a hormone drop to trigger a period anyway.
There really aren't any different side effects involved with skipping a period this way except that you will have to be sure you're prepared for breakthrough bleeding.
If you have any other questions, please ask!
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Good for you! I'm glad you can slip your period successfully on OTC when you take it that way. Taking OTC as you do does not affect your health. However, for some women the drop in progestin going directly from week three pills to week one pills will trigger their pill-period. That is why this board recommends keeping the dose the same or increasing as the weeks progress while you are trying to skip on a triphasic pill. Even then skipping doesn't work for everyone. Thanks for posting.
Take care,
Jill