Hi, Last month I skipped my placebo week and took too active sets of pills consecutively (I'm on Loestrin 1.5/30), during the beginning of my fifth week of pills (2nd week of the 2nd pack) I missed a pill but took it around mid day the next day and that days pill at my normal time that night. At the end of the 2nd pack of pills, although my period did start on time, it was much lighter than normal and lasted only 3 days. I was just wondering if this was just due to skipping a placebo week or if the it was really some type of implantation bleeding since I did have sex the day of the missed pill without extra protection (although my partner did pull out). Also I was wondering in general if you are more protected from a missed pill when taking active pills continuously, since when taking pills normally you're still protected during your period week on inactive pills since the hormones have "built up in you body" for three weeks. Is this similar to the protection you'd have missing a pill sometime in your second month of active pills?
Sorry if my questions were confusing, I just couldn't find an answer to a question like this anywhere else, and I wanted to know if I should purchase a pregnancy test, or if I'm probably fine and should just wait to see if my next period is more normal (I only plan on taking one set this time).
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Hi, Last month I skipped my placebo week and took too active sets of pills consecutively (I'm on Loestrin 1.5/30), during the beginning of my fifth week of pills (2nd week of the 2nd pack) I missed a pill but took it around mid day the next day and that days pill at my normal time that night. At the end of the 2nd pack of pills, although my period did start on time, it was much lighter than normal and lasted only 3 days. I was just wondering if this was just due to skipping a placebo week or if the it was really some type of implantation bleeding since I did have sex the day of the missed pill without extra protection (although my partner did pull out). Also I was wondering in general if you are more protected from a missed pill when taking active pills continuously, since when taking pills normally you're still protected during your period week on inactive pills since the hormones have "built up in you body" for three weeks. Is this similar to the protection you'd have missing a pill sometime in your second month of active pills?
Sorry if my questions were confusing, I just couldn't find an answer to a question like this anywhere else, and I wanted to know if I should purchase a pregnancy test, or if I'm probably fine and should just wait to see if my next period is more normal (I only plan on taking one set this time).
April 4, 2011 - 6:41pmThis Comment
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