can i stop mid-cycle? even if having sex

iVillage Member
Registered: 11-26-2006
can i stop mid-cycle? even if having sex
2
Tue, 03-27-2007 - 2:52pm
I am on my second month of loestrin. I HATE IT. everyday i wake up more bloated then the next. my face is puffy (prob water retention), i feel sluggish, constipated and by the end of the cycle moody. I want to stop. i am midway through my second cycle. here is the thing, bf and I had sex today and he ejaculated inside of me. I was planning on stopping the pill today. do i have to take another one tonight to prevent pregnancy, or no because i have been on it half the month? i realize from this point on i have to use backup protection but we didn't today.
iVillage Member
Registered: 11-16-2003
Tue, 03-27-2007 - 3:02pm
I think you need 21 active pills to be protected when going off. At least that is what I was told when I was on Seasonale. When I had break-through-bleeding they said after 21 active pills i could go off for a couple days if the BTB was too annoying. If it makes you feel better, wait it out another day.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 03-27-2007 - 6:09pm

Hi

      Jill