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question about going off the pill
| Sat, 11-20-2004 - 3:15pm |
Hi, I've recently gone off of Ortho-tri Lo alittle over a month ago, I ended the pack before stopping. Before I started the pill I had very regular periods, but since being on the pill I've had extreamly early, long, and annoying periods. I guessed that my period would come about 28-30 days since my last period. I guessed wrong because I thought it would have come a week ago. I took a pregnancy test and it was a negative so I know I'm not pregnant. How long should I wait until I talk to a doc? Is it normal to compleatly skip a period when you go off the pill? Did anyone ever have the same thing happen to them when they stopped b/c? Thanks for the advise!

I never charted my periods before I took the pills, and only started doing that the month before I quit, so I don't remember how regular they were before that.
I was on the pill for 9 years. I went off of it, and two years later, my periods are still not "normal". I think it's one of those things that varies from woman to woman. Some of my girlfriends are every 28 days like clockwork. I cycle about every 40 days, with heavy/long periods. You are probably fine. Your body probably just needs to get used to regulating itself - instead of hormone pills.