Hi there I started taking loestrin at 18
quit and had daughter at 21 started taking
it again 6 weeks after her delivery i'm
now 26 I always take it at the same time
everyday and never ever forget. Here's
the catch. The last few weeks i've been
having alot of lower back pain and
cramping in my lower right abdomen do you
think I might be pregnant or could it be
something else im tired alot with my first
daughter I was never sick not even for one
day! What could be going on. I cac't
tell from my period the last five years I
haven't taken placeboes at the advice of
my doctor if I was pg and stop pills today
would I have withdrawl bleeding or what
please any suggestions woulsd help being
pg would be wonderful my husband and I
where thinking of a new baby anyways! Any
advice would be appreciated I couldn't
schedule an appointment until the oct.
There are no clinics in my area and the
pain is getting to me thanks
ps does not changing brands of the pill
once in a while by any chance lower
effectiveness?
All these symptoms (abdominal cramps and
back pain) are not conclusive signs of
pregnancy. Absence of period is the first
serious sign of pregnancy, but it has to
be confirmed with a pregnancy test.
In your case, absence of period could be
also related to the way you have used the
pills. Loestrin are low-dose contraceptive
pills that contain 24 active and 4
inactive pills. Loestrin provides shorter
menstruation (less than 4 days). As I
understand from your post, you have been
replacing the inactive pills with active
ones (correct me if I am wrong!). If so,
your periods could be avoided completely
(like in mini-pill contraception). Even if
you stop taking the pills, you won't get
withdroll bleeding in case you were
pregnant.
