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Is It Safe To Start Neck Pack Of Lo Loestrin FE Pills After Having Periods?
Question: Stopped taking my Lo loestrin FE birth control pills 7/12 because i forgot to bring my new pack on vacation. I missed 3 pills and was told not to start my new pack until the sunday after my next period. I took plan B a week ago as a precaution. Today, im bleeding. Do i start my new pack today? Or wait until my next period because this bleeding is a side effect of plan b?
Brief Answer:
Certain vital information needed
Detailed Answer:
Hello mam, thanks for trusting health care magic.
I would like to know when was your last period and when were you supposed to start the new pill pack.
And also if you took plan B in your waiting time for your periods (the placebo pill week) or after periods?
I need this information so that I can advise you better.
Regards
Dr Manisha
Certain vital information needed
Detailed Answer:
Hello mam, thanks for trusting health care magic.
I would like to know when was your last period and when were you supposed to start the new pill pack.
And also if you took plan B in your waiting time for your periods (the placebo pill week) or after periods?
I need this information so that I can advise you better.
Regards
Dr Manisha
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I took the last brown pill saturday, july 11. I do not get my period on lo loestrin fe. Since i missed three days of pills, i was told not to start my new pack until my next period. I took plan b while off my birth control pills, which i stopped taking 7/11.
Brief Answer:
Start new pill pack today
Detailed Answer:
Now I got the whole sequence of events.
This bleeding is your period only and thus you can start your pill pack now.
You are safe from pregnancy and since this is definitely your period so you are having safe contraceptive cover now if you start your pill pack from today.
Take care.
Start new pill pack today
Detailed Answer:
Now I got the whole sequence of events.
This bleeding is your period only and thus you can start your pill pack now.
You are safe from pregnancy and since this is definitely your period so you are having safe contraceptive cover now if you start your pill pack from today.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
But i shoukd not have my period until 8/11, thats 28 days after my last period. Its only been 2 weeks since my last period, which makes me think the bleeding is frim plan b. But its still ok to take my pill, even f thats the case?i
Brief Answer:
Withdrawl bleeding
Detailed Answer:
Yes mam, this bleeding will be counted as your period only as plan B has high dose of progesterone which causes decidualisation of the endometrium and when blood levels of progesterone falls over days then it causes withdrawal bleeding which results in complete shedding of endometrium and thus a new cycle starts thereafter.
So start a new pill pack now for contraception.
Withdrawl bleeding
Detailed Answer:
Yes mam, this bleeding will be counted as your period only as plan B has high dose of progesterone which causes decidualisation of the endometrium and when blood levels of progesterone falls over days then it causes withdrawal bleeding which results in complete shedding of endometrium and thus a new cycle starts thereafter.
So start a new pill pack now for contraception.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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