Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Salt Lake City
Birth Control Posted: 02-17-05 17:44pm
I had a baby on sept 7th. Started up on
yasmin a few months after. Took it for 3
months and then stopped for a week to have
a period, started up again for 3 months
and on this 3rd month I have been bleeding
for 3 weeks even though I am on the pill.
Does that mean it's not very effective
and I could get pregnant? I am starting
on another type of birth control but until
that kicks in am I vulnerable to get
pregnant?
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amanda2004
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2005 Posts: 52 Location: nj
I Dont Know Posted: 02-17-05 21:39pm
But I had the same problem well a little
different stopping the pill will give you
your period back when I stopped yasmin I
had my period for a whole week so that
month I had my period for 2 weeks realy it
suck yasmin gave horrible headaches and
now i'm on orthotri-lo I dont know I would
react to these pills since is only my 5
day. I think you should use backup. Why
did you stop yasmin? :o
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mandilyn
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 158 Location: WI
Posted: 02-18-05 08:31am
It doesn't sound like you were taking it
correctly. You should be taking the
"active" pills for 3 weeks and the
"inactive" pills for 1 week, during which
time you will have a period. Actually
yasmin is one of the best pills you can
take, it's the most used pill in america.
You may also be experiencing some
irregularities because you just had a
baby. It will take 4-6 months of using
the pill to get your cycle back on a
regular pattern. I wouldn't give up on
yasmin just yet. Also, you should
probably be using a back-up method of
birth control so you don't get pregnany
again.
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Bullen
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Salt Lake City
Thanks For the Advice Posted: 02-18-05 10:08am
I actually was told by my ob to take if
for three months and then have a period
and then three months again. I called
and the nurse told me to switch to a new
kind of birth control so that is why I
have changed to a new one. That is
interesting about your headaches because I
seem to have them more now then before.
They are having me try estostrep, or
something like that. If that doesn't
work then I will try what you are on.
Thanks for the advice.
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mandilyn
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Feb 2005 Posts: 158 Location: WI
Posted: 02-18-05 16:39pm
Hmmm...Maybe the estrostep will work
better for you. A good friend of mine
got headaches and stuff like that. They
switched her to estrostep and didn't get
those symptoms anymore. I hope that
works better for you!!
