Starting period early?

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-20-2005
Starting period early?
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Fri, 06-29-2007 - 12:09pm
I am due to end my pack of pills (Orto-tri lo) Saturday night causing my period to come on Wednesday. If I stop the pills now and not take my last two pills will that cause my period to come on Monday or will it mess me up completely? I am going out of town on Wed and it would be nice to be almost done with it all when we leave. If this will be more trouble than its worth ( spotting for a month, etc) then I wont bother. It was just a thought...Any information would be appreciated!
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Fri, 06-29-2007 - 1:11pm

Hi

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 07-01-2007 - 10:28am

Jill is right--we don't know if the pill still works just as well with 19 active pills compared with 21, so it's better not to chance it.


if you were on a monophasic pill (all pills the same dose), you could take some pills from an extra pack to lengthen the active-pill interval, but with OTC Lo it's harder to do.

Judie Cl for Birth Control