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| Sun, 01-04-2004 - 3:12pm |
I recently started taking ortho cyclen so that I could skip the placebo pills and forget having periods altogether. I am almost through the second pack, and I have had breakthrough bleeding for the last month. I understand that this is not entirely abnormal, and may take another month or so to stabilize. My question is: does the breakthrough mean that the pill is not working properly? I have had 'double coverage' during sex with my boyfriend, but a few days ago we did not use a condom. Of course, now I'm freaking out thinking that I'll be a mother in nine months. Help??

Edited 1/4/2004 4:42:19 PM ET by biores
It's very common for women to experience break through bleeding when skipping