BTB after placebos

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Registered: 07-05-2006
BTB after placebos
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Tue, 01-16-2007 - 9:03pm
I had my first period in 5 months (wasn't taking placebos before), and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was normal and actually only lasted about 4 days. For one or two days afterwards I didn't have BTB or anything at all. Now I'm starting to have that spotting again and I don't know why. I don't want to wear panty liners the rest of my life. :(
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 9:26pm

Hi again Stephanie!


      Jill

    

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Tue, 01-16-2007 - 9:35pm

Okay, it's just frusterating and takes so long. =( I haven't found a pill that's right for me yet. It seems to be getting closer and closer every time the doctor switches my pill. I seem to be doing good on the triphasic pill, but I have a checkup again in Feburary. My doctor has put me on two different biphasic pills, but I had really bad BTB with them so he now switched me to a triphasic, and it seems to be getting better, but I want to be on a biphasic pill again just because it's easier. Is that a good or bad idea? I know that triphasic pills are supposed to match your hormones or mimic them better than the ones on a biphasic. I don't know if that makes a difference in the BTB or not.

Also how does my doctor know which pill to switch me to, he's done it three times so far. And so after the third cycle you should be able to tell if the pill is right for you or not? Is that determined by BTB or something else?

One more question! If the pill stops you from ovulating then what does it mean to have a period on the pill, because I thought having your period meant an egg was released which is ovultaion?

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 01-16-2007 - 11:13pm

Hi hon,


      Jill

    

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Registered: 07-05-2006
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 5:47pm

Yeah that's why I want to go back on a monophasic pill again, it's a lot easier. I'm just wondering if you have more BTB or Spotting on a triphasic pill more than a monophasic or visa versa or if it's about the same. Once you're done with the first three cycles the BTB should go away shouldn't it? I'm afraid of having BTB forever.

Yeah my dr. gets out his guide book to figure out which one to switch me to. I don't want to make it a pain for him to keep having to switch me though. In feb. on my next check up I'm going to ask him if he'll switch me to a monophasic pill again, that will be my 4th time being on a different kind of bcp. Is that okay?

So a pill-period and the natural period you have not on a bcp are different from eachother? So on a pill-period you should be still fully protected compared to a normal period if a person wasn't on the pill they wouldn't be protected. I have noticed the regular period is longer than a pill period.

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 01-17-2007 - 8:52pm

Hi again Stephanie,


      Jill

    

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Wed, 01-17-2007 - 9:05pm
Alright, thanks again! I'm probably switching back to a monophasic pill after this one in probably another month. I hope it goes okay. Why did they make triphasic pills to mimic your hormones? What's wrong with the monophasic ones?