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| Mon, 04-24-2006 - 7:06pm |
I have been taking LoEstrin since December. Until recently I had taken it every day at the same time. On day 9 of this cycle I choked on some water while taking the pill, I ended up spitting out some of the water but didn't see the pill so assumed I had swallowed it. On day 10 I took the pill about 3 1/2hrs late. I started spotting on day 11 and continued to bleed for the next 4-5 days. My boyfriend and I have been using back-up protection. I took the pill regularly until day 19 when I took it 2 1/2 hrs late. I just took the last of the active pills today so will start the blanks tomorrow. Will I get a period again this week? How long should my boyfriend continue with back-up protection?
I appreciate any advice you can give me.
I appreciate any advice you can give me.

The bleeding that you had right around day 11 was probably because of that missed pill--that's not a period, but it happens for the same reason (withdrawal of the hormones).