Taking Yaz Continuously

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Registered: 10-28-2004
Taking Yaz Continuously
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Fri, 09-29-2006 - 10:25pm

Hi!

I have decided to start taking the pill again, and I'm going with Yaz.

Since I really haven't had a period in ages (though I do get them from time to time) I'm just going to pick a day to start.

I have continuously taken all the other pills I've been on to skip my periods. (I usually do about 3 packs in a row, and then stop for a period) That usually worked just fine, though it was a little harder on the lower estrogen pills like NuvaRing.

** My question is (assuming that I can take the lower estrogen Yaz continuously) since Yaz has 24 active pills, can I still take them continuously? Also, could I just take Yaz like a 21 day pill (throw away the extra 3 pills) if I always wanted to have my period at the same time when I do choose to take the placebo pills?

I know this is a little confusing...but thanks for any help!

I'm really hoping this will also help my acne that went out of control when I went off the pill (without all the other icky potential pill side effects).

Thank you!

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Sat, 09-30-2006 - 5:15pm

Hi keylime_pie, welcome back!


      Jill