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On may 19th my bf had sex im on I been on the pill almost a year. Anyways that day I was on the second day of my period and he dididn't used a condom. I didn't missed any pills for the 3 weeks or the pack before. I got a little worried because I was on my period so I took my way EC pill 30 min after. I'm going to be on placebos this weekend I'm just worried that I won't get my period.
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Thank you or could it be from the emergency pill? Also i remember you telling me that while you are on your period you can't get pregnant. I'm on placebo pills but I got that brownish red instead of the normal period am I still protected. After my bf and had intercourse later at night I bleeded this happen a while ago. I remember I asked the doctor and said maybe is the pill that needs to be increase to a higher dose so now I'm taking a higher dose could it be be cause I switched pills like you mentioned it.
June 19, 2015 - 1:19pmThis Comment
Hi Anonymous,
As long as you have been taking your pills daily, you are protected.
Since you have spoken with your doctor and were told that the dose may need to be increased, please mention this again.
Regards,
June 22, 2015 - 8:27amMaryann
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I'm On Placebo Pills This Week I Didn't Get Red Blood For My Period Only Brown Discharge OR Sometimes Reddish Brown. I saw my boyfriend today we had sex and he didn't used a condom I haven't missed a pill. However, last month I was taking Aviane and for this pack of birth control pills the doctor switche'd it to nortrel 1/35 I never missed a pill from the Aviane pack and now I'm worried that I might need an emergency pill .Do I need an emergency pill or am I ok?
June 18, 2015 - 10:02pmThis Comment
Hello Anonymous,
You do not need to take an emergency contraceptive. Since you have been taking your pills daily and not missed a dose, you are protected against becoming pregnant.
The brown to reddish brown discharge could be the result of switching birth control pills. Please give your doctor's office a call to confirm my thought.
Regards,
June 19, 2015 - 9:05amMaryann
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I been on placebo pills since Saturday and yesterday Sunday I started getting brown discharge also today is brown. I'm worried because last month I got my period on the third placebo pill and I still haven't. I told my doctor I took an emergency pill; she said I did not need it and it will get weird things happening
June 15, 2015 - 1:59pmThis Comment
Hi Anonymous,
Your doctor is absolutely correct. There was no need to take an emergency contraceptive pill because you are taking birth control pills, which protect you from becoming pregnant.
An emergency contraceptive contains the same synthetic or man-made hormone found in birth control pills, except at a much higher dose.
Essentially, you overdosed on hormones and really messed up the balance of hormones that regulate your menstrual cycle.
I am glad that you spoke with your doctor. Please follow her recommendations.
Regards,
June 16, 2015 - 8:38amMaryann
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Are you less likely to get pregnant while you're on your period?
June 9, 2015 - 10:54pmThis Comment
Hello Anonymous,
Definitely. You cannot become pregnant when you are having your period.
Let me explain with some basic facts.
The menstrual cycle is regulated by the complex interaction of hormones: luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, and the female sex hormones estrogen and progesterone .
Ovulation, which occurs mid-cycle, is when a mature egg is released. You are most likely to become pregnant five days before ovulation and on the day of ovulation.
When you are having your period, ovulation has long past; there is no egg to fertilize.
In the absence of pregnancy, the estrogen level decreases, the top layers of the lining break down and are shed, and menstrual bleeding occurs.
Period equals no pregnancy.
Maryann
June 10, 2015 - 8:28amThis Comment
Hello Dassie,
Welcome to EmpowHER and thank you for coming to us for advice.
You did not need to take an emergency contraceptive pill because you were having your period and you have been taking your birth control pills as directed. You were never at risk for becoming pregnant.
But, by doing so, you upset the normal hormonal balance that regulates your menstrual cycle. This can have an affect on your next period.
Please report this to your gynecologist and follow his or her recommendations.
Regards,
June 9, 2015 - 9:58amMaryann
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