girls only: question about long periods / birth control

[twilightfadez]

ok i started taking the pill, and i'm already on my 7th day of my period and still bleeding. not that much, but usually by the 5th day i'm done. has this happened to anybody after starting birth control?

[tootsie]

yeah it messes with your cycle the first time. at least it did with me. if it continues much longer i would see a doctor though.

[blackfaerie]

it messed with mine a bunch. still does sometimes...

what BC is it?

[twilightfadez]

Originally posted by blackfaerie
it messed with mine a bunch. still does sometimes...

what BC is it?

well i got my prescription in colombia when i went last month.

the name is Microgynon
(100 mg Levonorgestrel - 20 mg Etinilestradiol)

i have no clue to which american bc pill it's equivalent to

[KAT]

not me
but that reminds me that my period is 1 week late

i'm on orthocyclin, and i've purposly skipped a week of pills and not had a period for 2 months, but you pay for that later. the 7day thing happend then, and sometimes it happens every now and then but it's really light the first and last 3days, which wasn't like my cycle before the pill at all. before the pill the first day would be awful, the second day would be nothing, then it would slowly start up again the 3rd and then end on the5th. atleast with the pill you've got a better idea of when exactly it starts and stops.
usually when you start a new pack, you're supposed to stop menstrating right? that's the way it is with mine atleast.

[lucky_13]

it takes 3 months for you body to adjust to the pill. give yourself time. if you get your period longer than you should that means that they have to up the hormone level but wait a few months and see what happens.

[GreenEggsNSpam]

I'm a boy!


I was curious...

[lawson]

Originally posted by KAT
not me
but that reminds me that my period is 1 week late

so will you abort it?

[Mason R Butler]

Originally posted by lawson


so will you abort it?

If we're lucky, it'll abort her.

[KAT]

Originally posted by lawson


so will you abort it?

abort is stupid and for assholes, also is illegal here

[dusty]

it's true- it takes your body a while to get used to it, and i remember when i first got on the pill i had a similar problem to yours. it should probably start clearing up after you've gotten a pill or two into the non placebo pills.

[Undone]

My period is already 7+ (usually around 9) days or so long normally, so I'd just LOVE to see how bc pills would affect me. My cycle's already messed up enough as is.

I've been very interested in an IUD in the near future.

[noir cat]

The pill and the shot regulated my period.

So how's your birth control going, Cat? How's George enjoying his benefits?

[twilightfadez]

Originally posted by undivinemartyr
The pill and the shot regulated my period.

So how's your birth control going, Cat? How's George enjoying his benefits?

the worst thing about it is that my boobs have not stopped hurting since the first day i started taking the pills. it's awful, i was reading some stuff online that it can take upto 3 months for the boob soreness to go away. it's really bad,


as for his benefits, my doc said to wait a month to be on the safe side, to give my body time to adjust. he's more than thrilled as you can image

[Rockin' Cherub]

Originally posted by KAT
also is illegal here

what the hell... stupid catholics

[meow]

I JUST STARTED MY PERIOD TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[twilightfadez]

yay!!!

remember when we all had to do the period rain dance for me? and then i got it! marvelous!

[spava]

Going on the pill shortened my period, which I think is what usually happens. I went from 10 days down to 7 days.

[KAT]

Originally posted by Rockin' Cherub

what the hell... stupid catholics

no, is the only good thing about catholics

[Rockin' Cherub]

you know, i think i can't really decide in this thing because i'm not a woman.