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Fourth day into placebo pills and no period?
Posted 10 Apr 2014 • 1 answer
I've been on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo for about three years and haven't really had any issues with it although I am concerned now. I'm in my fourth day of the placebo pills and I still haven't gotten my period. My breasts are tender, but I have no cramping or anything. I'm ...
I got my period while still taking my active pills,do I still take the placebos when It comes time?
Posted 7 Aug 2014 • 1 answer
I've been on Ortho tri cyclen lo for almost 2 months, and it is my first birth control. I got my period today while I still have 2 active pills left in my pack. On my period tracker app it says I'm supposed to get it in 4 days. I don't think it's spotting, I have cramps and ...
On the pill and got my period 1 week early?
Posted 24 Nov 2014 • 2 answers
So I started getting cramps 1 week before my period which is normal, until I went to the washroom and saw that I got it --- I've been on Tri-Cyclen Lo for about 2 and a half years and my cycle is always easy to calculate as to when i'll start and finish. I'm calling it my period ...
First week of Ortho Tricyclen, can I have sex?
Posted 21 Nov 2012 • 3 answers
If i use other uses of protection? I know that it doesn't work until after the first week, and it usually is most effective after the first month, but my doctor suggested i don't have sex the first week i take the pills, but she didn't really explain to me that well how my birth ...
Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo - Can you skip the green pills and start taking a new pack in order to skip your
Posted 24 Jun 2014 • 2 answers
... period. I understand that this shouldn't be done on a regular basis, but is it okay to do it at all? Would I be putting myself at risk to getting pregnant this way?
When will I get my period on ortho tri cyclen lo?
Posted 13 May 2013 • 1 answer
i started taking the pill 21 days ago ( tomorrow will be my 21st active pill day) and i still have not started my period. i didnt do the first day of the period start nor the sunday start. my question is- when will i get my period? and if i dont get it in 2 days do i keep taking the green ...
How long should I wait before having unprotected sex when taking antibiotics and birth control?
Posted 30 Jan 2014 • 2 answers
I just started taking amoxicillin while on ortho tri-cyclen lo. I am to take the amoxicillin for 10 days. How long after I finish them is it safe to have unprotected sex without worrying about an unwanted pregnancy?
When do you get your period when on ortho tri-cyclen lo?
Posted 13 Mar 2012 • 2 answers
I've been on the pill for a little over three weeks now and i had unprotected sex four days ago. I'm not sure what color it is when you get you're period since there are four different colors in my pack. it's my last week in this cycle and i still haven't gotten my period.
Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo - do the green pills help u to start your period?
Posted 2 Apr 2013 • 1 answer
What if I am starting my period 2 days before taking my green pills.
Itching Reaction to Birth Control???
Posted 27 Aug 2016 • 1 answer
I'm 26, and I've just recently begun taking birth control for the first time, as I'm getting married in 3 months. I started off with Gildess, which is a generic form of Loestrin I believe and was on it for 2 months. I experienced lots of water retention, mood swings, loss in sex ...
Is Brown Discharge/Spotting on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo Normal?
Posted 22 Jul 2013 • 3 answers
I have been on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo for almost a month and I'm currently on the 3rd green inactive pill, and yesterday, i noticed brown spotting. I take the pill every single day and haven't once missed a pill. I even take it at the EXACT same time to the minute. My boyfriend and I have ...
I accidentally took my birth control pills backwards what should I do?
Posted 8 Feb 2014 • 1 answer
I'm currently taking ortho-tri-cyclen and have always been on time and have regular periods. I just had my period the last week of January and it started again Feb 5 (wed) which is very unusual for me, then I just realized I've been taking my birth control pills backwards for this month ...
I had the Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo pill a few hours late one day, on time the next day, a few hours late?
Posted 31 Aug 2011 • 1 answer
... the day after then the last two days I took them on time, am I at risk of getting pregnant?
Ortho Tri-Cyclen - why am I bleeding soo long and have such nasty cramps?
Posted 6 Apr 2013 • 3 answers
I started tri-cyclen as directed by my physician. For some reason I ended up with no bleeding during the first week, even though my period was supposed to start that day. It started the second week with spotting, that increased daily. Now I am done the 3rd week and I have been bleeding normal to ...
I just started taking birth control and now my period is lasting longer?
Posted 1 Aug 2016 • 2 answers
I am on my first month ever of birth control (ortho-tri-cyclen) and I got my period while still taking the active pills, it came 10 days earlier than it was supposed too, and it now lasting longer than it should. Is this cause for concern or just because of the birth control?
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