Question on my birth control pills

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-28-2004
Question on my birth control pills
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Wed, 08-23-2006 - 3:19pm

I just started my first pack of pills of Desogen, and I started on Sunday, which also happened to be the first day I started my period. Well, my period only lasted 2 days and was mostly just spotting. My periods are usually very heavy and long. Do you think the 2 pills I took made my period stop?

Thanks!

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2004
Wed, 08-23-2006 - 3:31pm
I am not a doctor but yes, I think taking the pills makes your period stop. The first three weeks of pills in my pack are with drugs and the other week 4 is a placebo so after taking a few of these my period starts...I think if I am having an unusually heavy period that lasts through the end of the week, my experience has been that with the start of the next pill pack, my period stops.
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-28-2004
Wed, 08-23-2006 - 3:54pm
Thanks for the reply. It's weird because one of the options is actually starting the pack on the first day of your period, but the instructions do not mention that your period will stop. Thanks.