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Is it advisable to skip placebo pills to avoid period. Is that a safe practice?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been on my birth control Yaz for 10 to 11 months. Last month, I went on a holiday which collapsed with my placebo pill days with 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 sec... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you were on pill regularly so that ovulation did not occur possibly. This means you are safe most probably, but 100 % 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 ... Read Full »
I have a few symptoms due to skipping the placebo pills. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been on Sprintec birth control pills for almost three months now, and I skipped the placebo pills to present periods. Today is my last day of active pills before the placebos, and I have noticed cramping and a slight brown discharge this morning. I have never experienced this sy... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I thoroughly read your query and understand your concern. Sprintec (ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate) is a hormonal contraceptive pill, and these hormones have side effects as well. Since you have skipped your placebo pills, these cramps are side effects of skipped p... Read Full »
Can hormone pills affect the effectiveness of placebo pills?
Query: Hello doctor,I have been taking Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo for approximately two years. I recently skipped the placebo pills for the first time and started with a new pack as I had to delay my periods for an upcoming trip. However, I read on the internet that this can be ineffective. I am on the 4th day of... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com.I read your query and understand your concern.If you skip the placebo pills and continue the hormone pills, your periods will be delayed till you are taking the pills. This is because the menstrual cycle occurs when your female hormones fall abruptly, which happens when ... Read Full »
Does skipping contraceptive pill in the middle pay way for pregnancy?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been taking a contraceptive pill (Novelon) for the past five years. I am 36 years female, weighing 150 lbs, my height is 5 feet, mother of two sons (10 and 14 years). I stopped taking pills for six months in the middle due to some skin problems and resumed again three months bac... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I want to know which day of the cycle you started your first pack. When you start your first pack after a gap of six months, you will get the contraceptive benefit right from the word go if you started the first pack on day one of your cycle. There is only one placebo w... Read Full »