ortho tri cyclen lo and miss period?
399208
IF you are done with all of your green pills before your cycle comes on then you did to talk to your doctor. My cycle comes on during the 3rd or 4th green pill. As long as you take your pill every day then you have nothing to worry about. But I must warn you if you stop taking you pills in the middle of a pack you can be looking for your cycle for some months. I will never do that again 5 months later my cycle came back on I thought something was wrong with me.
939378
I've used ortho-tricyclen but have not used Alesse before.  I've never had any problems with the ortho.  If you're having all of these issues with the current birth control, stop taking them and also let your doctor know this, they'll probably prescribe another type.  If you're looking for a lower dose try ortho-tricyclen low, that's what I'm on now and I'm not having any issues with this one either.  Good luck!
634788
vitamins don't increase your chances of pregnancy, but make your hair and nails grow, and get your body ready to carry a beautiful, healthy baby to term.\n\nand it can take anywhere from a day to a year to be able to get pregnant after going off of ortho-tricyclen.  it just depends on how long it takes your body to realize that the pills aren't there saying "i'm already pregnant, no use dropping an egg this month!" LOL\n\ngood luck and God bless your family!
1148707
my doc told me it was totally ok...there are birth control pills that they prescribe now that you only get ur period every 3 months.  my doc assured me that it is not necessary to have a menstrual cycle while on the pill...i have skipped a lot..but i wouldn't personally recommend over-doing it all the time because doctors don't really know everything.
928532
I wish I could help you, because I have a similar problem.  I just put on my new patch yesterday.  I am supposed to be patch free NEXT monday and begin my period NEXT week, but I started my period today! Is this normal??  Should I tell my doctor? Yeesh.
705161
oh yeah this definately rings a bell with me.my poor shrink was playing guinea pig with me when i was on the pill trying to find an anti depressant that works.so what i did is i went back to my clinic and told them to put me on ortho tri cyclen it comes in two kinds the regular or ortho tri cyclen low i would ask your gyno about that.i noticed when i was on ortho i felt better
651793
Using hormonal birth control, changing your diet, stress, losing large amounts of weight...there are a lot of things that can affect your cycle.  Missing one is probably not a big concern unless you're pregnant.  I would personally take a test just to be sure.  But if you miss another one, you should see a gynocologist to find out what's going on.
806516
I definately recommend the pill. If you are worried about high hormone level pills, try the low hormone pills. One choice is ortho-tri cyclen lo. I use regular Ortho-tri cyclen and its fabulous. Also, if you take the pill every morning when you brush your teeth, you wont forget. Trust me!! :)
1184704
No. Plus you can miss a period when you are on the pill too.
403477
TriNessa is supposed to be therapeutically equivalent to Ortho Tri-Cyclen, it's just priced lower.  However, many women who have taken Ortho Tri-Cyclen and switched complained about its (TriNessa's) lack of efficacy and intolerable side effects.  The company's own clincal prescribing data states that only 8 pregancies occured in the 2,312 patients in the trials, but I hear a lot of complaints about this contraceptive.\n  \nMORE IMPORTANTLY - you should know that the following lots of Trinessa were recalled recently due to subpotentcy (the active Norgestimate component of TriNessa tablets fails stability assay):\n\nLot -- Exp\n4CM613 -- MARCH 2006; \n4CM614 -- MARCH 2006; \n4KM005 -- AUGUST 2006; \n4LM024 -- AUGUST 2006; \n4LM025 -- AUGUST 2006; \n4LM048 -- AUGUST 2006; \n4MM101 -- SEPTEMBER 2006; \n4MM109 -- SEPTEMBER 2006; \n4MM110 -- OCTOBER 2006; \n5AM165 -- OCTOBER 2006; \n5AM166 -- OCTOBER 2006; \n5CM286 -- JANUARY 2007; \n5CM294 -- JANUARY 2007; \n5CM295 -- JANUARY 2007; \n5DM359 -- FEBRUARY 2007; \n5EM416 -- MARCH 2007; \n5GM426 -- FEBRUARY 2007; \n5GM443 -- FEBRUARY 2007; \n5GM477 -- APRIL 2007; \n5JM547 -- MAY 2007; \n5KM623 -- MAY 2007; \n5LM657 -- MAY 2007; \n5LM658 -- SEPTEMBER 2007\n\nYou might want to consider going back on a name brand, just to be safe.  Hope that helps.
352591
It is fine! Mine is like that! That means that your  just have a light period! Do not be worried~! I am on mine right now ! And it is really light every other day! xIf you have any other futher questions email me at emily_ruth_kiser@yahoo.com
590433
Many things can cause missed periods like stress. She needs to go to the gyno and find out whats going on.\n\nAlist of things that could be going on from webmd.com\n\nIf you are not pregnant, other causes of missed or irregular periods include:\n-Excessive weight loss or gain. Although low body weight is a common cause of missed or irregular periods, obesity also can cause menstrual problems. \n-Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia. \n-Increased exercise. Missed periods are common in endurance athletes.\n-Extreme emotional stress.\n-Travel.\n-Medications, such as hormonal birth control methods, which may cause lighter, less frequent, more frequent, or skipped periods.\n-Hormonal abnormalities, which cause fluctuating levels of the hormones needed to support menstruation.\n-Illegal drug use.\n-Problems with the pelvic organs, such as imperforate hymen, polycystic ovary syndrome, or Asherman's syndrome.\n-Breast-feeding. Many women do not resume regular periods until they have completed breast-feeding.\n --- From WebMD
633179
I have been taking ortho tri-cyclen lo for almost a year now, and absolutely love it. Although the first month of taking it was not that much fun. I too got irritable and moody during the first month of being on the pill. However, after that month passed I had no further symptoms and felt great. I absolutely love ortho tri-cyclen lo it has made my life so much easier. So my advice is to stick with it for a bit longer. However, if it gets worse and does not go away go and tell your gynecologist. she is truly the best one to ask concerning your health.
293754
There are lots of things that can cause you to miss a period.  Stress, weight gain, weight loss, illness, or  hormonal irregularities.  You should go see your doc, you may need to be given something to jumpstart your period again.  And don't worry!  I once went 8 months without a period and to be honest, it was a GREAT 8 months!
1111956
not to worry, basically what she can do is skip one day from the pill and continue taking the rest of her package for that month, missing one pill is fine as long as she doesn't keep missing them, i have had the same thing happen to me, also if she does happen to have a habit of missing her pills she may want to try going on the patch, you wear it for one week then change it, and she can wear one every week, and if has plans one week like going to the beach she wears the patch so she doesn't get her period, it has the same hormones as the pill does, just in a patch form and it is much more convenient. Hope this Helps!
898543
Normally, once you take a pregnancy test, it is recommended that you report to your doctor to confirm the results. Although OTC pregnancy test are "kinda" accurate, the only way to truly determine pregnancy, is via laboratory test known as Ascheim-Zondek (A-Z test). (see also pregnancy tests that check urine and those that test blood)\n\nNevertheless, the benefit of birth control pill is not only 99.8% effective in preventing pregnancy, but they also help to make shorter, lighter periods, along with regulating periods. This accounts for the brown discharge and lighter periods - with some up-to-date hormonal birth control, periods only come once every three (3) months.\n\nSo I don't believe you should have to worry about a misscarriage from the meds you were prescribed from your wisdom tooth, including the antibiotics. There has never been a report of becomming pregnant when "the pill" is used correctly.\n\nAlthough you did not confirm the results of the pregnancy test with your doctor, you can count on the results of the five (5) OTC pregnancy tests to be accurate.  Within 2-3 months, you  body should adjust to the pill, your period should become normal, but if not, consult with your doctor.\n\nHope this answers your question!
965650
My understanding is that this tactic works better with monophasic pills (the kind where the hormones are level over the three active weeks) than it does with triphasic ones like Ortho Tri-Cyclen (where each week is a different hormone level.)  That's something you might want to ask your doc about.  But I have been blessed by my two most recent doctors to do this on occasion as they don't feel there's any significant drawback to it.  I usually skip about every other period, just for convenience.  You might not be able to go much longer than that; some women will spot if they try to skip more than a couple consecutive periods.  But yes, you can do it.