mid-cycle?

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-09-2005
mid-cycle?
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Thu, 09-07-2006 - 5:51pm

I'm seriously thinking about starting on OTC again and would really like to start them mid-cycle, as opposed to waiting another two to three weeks. My doc said it would be ok to start them the second Sunday after my period, but to use other protection for the first 10-14 days.

Has anyone done this before? Any bad side effects?

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 09-08-2006 - 7:43am

It's possible that your bleeding could be screwed up if you start midcycle, and you may feel more PMS-y because of the synthetic hormones added to your regular hormones.

Judie Cl for Birth Control