this is normal, right?

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Registered: 10-03-2003
this is normal, right?
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Mon, 09-25-2006 - 8:01pm

I take Ortho TriCyclen Lo but I missed two pills in the second week of this month's pack. I caught up on the pills I missed and now I'm spotting/bleeding. It was kinda of heavy so I'm wondering if missing those two pills caused my period to start.

What do you think?

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 8:15pm

Hi savining, welcome!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 10-03-2003
Mon, 09-25-2006 - 10:15pm
Thank you! I figured that's what it was I just couldn't find anything that confirmed it for me. And I told my fiance that if he as planning on being active, he'd better stop at the drugstore, LOL :o)
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Registered: 10-03-2003
Thu, 09-28-2006 - 11:18am

Ok...I'm back. So even though we both knew better, even stopped at the drugstore for condoms, we made a bad decision and had unprotected sex while my BCPs weren't as effective. I know pregnancy is possible but how likely is it? I've basically been on my period for the past 4 days...could I really have ovulated?

Normally I wouldn't freak out about getting pregnant because we're getting married and hoping to have kids right away but we just hit the 9 month mark to our wedding so timing wouldn't be the greatest. I'm hoping for a little reassurance....

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Thu, 09-28-2006 - 1:33pm

If you hadn't taken 7 active pills in a row since you missed the two then you may still be at some additional risk.

      Jill