Is skipping period by taking new pack without placebos safe?

Question

Hello doctor,

I have been on my birth control Yaz for 10 to 11 months. Last month, I went on a holiday that coincided with my placebo pill days and period days. So I started the second pack, skipping the placebo pills from the previous pack to skip the period. However, ever since I started the second pack, I have been having spotting and later breakthrough bleeding.

So I decided to stop my second pack at the 11th pill to have my period (so together with the previous pill pack, I took 34 active pills before I stopped taking them for a period). I took a four-day break as instructed by the pill pack instructions and started a new pack afterward as usual. It has been seven days since then in this new pack, and I had sex with my partner without extra contraception (condom).

Is it safe?

Please help.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,

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As you were on the pill regularly, ovulation did not occur. This means you are safe, most probably, but 100 percent accuracy is not there. But for practical purposes, it is almost safe. Take a urine pregnancy test after two to three weeks, and that will confirm it.

I hope it helps.

Thank you.

Answer 2

Hello,

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Yes, it is correct. You can stop taking the pill at any time as you wish, and there is no problem with that.

You get it correct, so do not worry.

I hope it helps.

Thank you.

Answer 3

Hello,

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Yes, it is true that if you take it as you mentioned, it will prevent pregnancy. Whenever you want to have a pregnancy, stop it. These are quite a safe pill and do not have long-term effects on your body, i.e. your fertility returns to normal.

I hope this clarifies your concern.

Thank you.

Answer 4

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

As you have taken a new pill for seven consecutive days and then had unprotected sex, so this will keep you safe from pregnancy. If the duration of taking effective medicine is less than seven days, then it may not be useful. You have correctly started a new pill after a four-day gap. You can continue this as it will protect you from unwanted pregnancy. It is right to start a new pill after a gap of four days, regardless of whether you had withdrawal bleeding or not. So you have it correctly.

I hope it helps.

Thank you.

Answer 5

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

You are right. I mentioned that if the gap is larger and you start a new pill, then at least seven days should pass so that you are protected adequately. This was for general information and not necessarily for the woman who took the pill regularly and started a new pack after a gap of four days. But in your case, you were on pills prior and had only a four-day gap, so you are protected.

And that is why I mentioned that you are protected and do not worry excessively. For general information, if a woman misses two or more pills other than those four days, then the efficacy is in doubt. And in that situation, one needs to start a new pill and wait for seven days to be protected adequately. The efficacy of these pills is 91 percent, and with regard to your concern, you are protected by this figure of 91 percent. As of now, you need to relax and not worry. You can do a urine pregnancy test after two or three weeks to be sure.

I hope it helps.

Thank you.