Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 9 Location: San Antonio, Texas
Early Period? Breakthrough Bleeding?miscarriage?what Is It? Posted: 02-01-06 00:20am
Ok, so i've been on birth control for
nearly a year now and i've been having
unprotected sex with my boyfriend for
about 2 months. Well! A week ago, I
skipped a pill (all 24 hours), but I took
2 the following day (at the same time).
Well 4 days ago, I woke up bleeding like I
was having my period, and cramps were
practically non-existant. Well, its been
going on for 4 days now and its wayyy
heavier than my normal periods for the
fourth day. What is this? Is this
normal? I've heard that taking 2 pills at
once can make your hormones go crazy...But
i've taken 2 in one day(but not at the
same time) before on accident and nothing
like this happened. I've asked for
opinions, but i've heard everything from
miscarriage to well, screwed up hormones.
Anyway, any knowledge on this weird
situation will be great help! Thanks!
-laurie
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Carifairy
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Posted: 02-01-06 11:04am
Okay it is highly highly unlikely that it
is a miscarriage(i work in the healthcare
field) because the pill stops ovulation.
Okay so whenever you miss a pill and take
two the next day, your body sometimes gets
a little whacko, and it can be related to
where you are in your pack of pills. In a
triphasic pill there are many different
strengths, so while you may miss one pill
one week and not have any problems, the
next month you may miss another in a
different week and have bleeding
problems.
Second even if you did ovulate when you
missed that pill, it would take another 2
weeks to actually become pregnant and
implant, so a miscarriage is actually
ruled out. From the time youovulate it
takes 7-12 days for that egg to implant
into your uterus, and you are on the
pill!!!! Sonit is highly unlikely you
ovulated, and highly highly unlikely you
are having a miscarriage. Abnormal
bleeding is normal after missing a pill.
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Laurie F.
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 9 Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posted: 02-01-06 19:23pm
Ah, thats what I thought, but I wasnt
sure. Thanks for clearing it up!
