QuestionHello, like a idiot i tried to skip my period and began a new pack of my tri-
phasic pills called (tri-previfem) which are the generic ortho-tricyclen , well, i
gotmy period the 1st Thursdays of my new pack and now (i have 6 day
periods)
I am about to go off but i continued to take my pills, i am on week 2 of the
pack on the wednesday pill, should i continue to take my pills? In a week and
a half i will start my inactive pills but i just had my period, so should I just
stop
after my inactive pills and wait for my period to come and then start my new
pack even though i will have to wait almost two weeks? or should I continue
and go into the next pack which might throw my period in the middle of the
pack again? Also I have sex regularly with my boyfriend, i need to know what
to do so i don't get pregnant
AnswerHello Thea,
I'm not a medical doctor so I suggest you ask your physician or whoever prescribed the pills to you. I don't believe the pill is healthy so I don't recommend it. I will include below an article that explains more. I also don't recommend trying to skip your period if you are on the pill. I think you should take them exactly correctly if you are going to take them at all. I would recommend talking to the person who gave you the pills. I would also recommend a back up method if you are sexually active. Please email me at DCHERYL51@yahoo.com because I would like to know what happens. Please read article below.
Diane Cheryl
DCHERYL51@yahoo.com
Here is some information about the pill because I want you to know the
side effects and how it works. How long have you been taking the pill?
I want to warn you on some of the risks of the pill.
<Progestins and the estrogen in the pill are artificial hormones that
make your body believe that it is pregnant month after month. All the
vital organs in your body are affected by the constant use of the pill.
It contains powerful steroids and artificial hormones.
This constant presence of powerful steroids is not healthy, and there
are side effects when using the pill. Here are the ways the pill can
work.
1. It can prevent ovulation (releasing an egg from the ovary)
2. It can cause the mucus in the cervix to change so that if sperm
reach the cervix, they are not allowed to enter, and
3. It can irritate the lining of the uterus so that if the first two
actions fail, and you do become pregnant, your body will reject the
fetus (baby) and he or she will die.
It's called a chemical abortion.
Here are some of the side effects of the pill:
-bacterial infections (because the pill weakens the immune system.)
-more susceptible to the AIDS virus (HIV) because the pill weakens the
immune system
-pelvic inflammatory disease-an infection of the fallopian tubes that
can cause sickness or sterility
-infertility-unable to ever bear children
-ectopic pregnancy
-shrinking of the womb (endometrial atrophy)
-mood swings and depression
-breast cancer
-blood clots
-birth defects in children conceived while women are on the pill
-tender breasts
-stroke
-cervical cancer
-weight gain >
