When am i supposed to get my period?????

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Registered: 08-09-2006
When am i supposed to get my period?????
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Wed, 08-09-2006 - 7:46am
I am on Tri-Cyclen lo and am on my third day of placibo pills and still havent gotten my period. It is only my second month on the pills and the first time i had my period while on the pills was while i was on my last hormone pill. Is this normal? I use condoms every time i have sex and they have never broken, also, durring my first month I forgot to take my pill a few times but took them the next day as directed. This month i have not completely forgotten to take any pills but took one of them 2 hours late. I dont think that i am pregnant or that there is any chance that i could be but logic isnt comforting me any because I am starting university in a few weeks and all i keep thinking is "what if?" so in short, why havent i gotten my period yet and is it normal that i dont start my period on the day i take my first placibo pill? Could it be because the pill has a low level of hormones?
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Wed, 08-09-2006 - 7:57am

Most women don't start their periods with the first placebo pill.

Judie Cl for Birth Control 
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Registered: 08-09-2006
Wed, 08-09-2006 - 8:08am
Thank you so much for replying so fast! I’ve been freaking out for the past couple of days and you really put my mind at ease. One more question, how effective are condoms alone? If they don’t bust are they 100% effective or is there still a chance that I could get pregnant?
Thanks again,
Samantha
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 08-09-2006 - 12:21pm

Hi Samantha,


      Jill

    

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Registered: 08-09-2006
Wed, 08-09-2006 - 12:53pm
Thanks a bunch! We are using the condoms right but that 2% chance still makes me nervous, thank god im on the pill as well!
- Sam
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Registered: 08-09-2006
Thu, 08-10-2006 - 8:56am

Judy,
I still havent gotten it and am freaking out even more!! To make things worse, yesterday i was on the verge of throwing up all day i know all of this is "common" side effects of the pill durring the first 3 or so months but arent they also signs of pregnancy? I talked about it with my boyfriend, who is a third year nursing student and he told me that this is all normal and that because i am on the pill and we use condoms every time, and properly, the chances of my getting pregnant are practally not existant. I know im probably just paranoid but its all i can think of.

-Samantha

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Registered: 08-09-2006
Thu, 08-10-2006 - 9:08am
OMG! OMG! OMG! i got it!!!!wow, i never thought that i would ever be this happy to get my period!!!!
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 08-11-2006 - 7:25am

I'm glad she finally showed up!

Judie Cl for Birth Control