can i start taking pills during my menses?
915877
no you can't go wrong a least you tried
705638
The best time to start the pill is in the first 5 days of your period.  Starting off-cycle, like you propose, seems to make the side effects more pronounced, and may make you more inclined to spot.  \n\nPersonally I wouldn't suggest it, since you don't know what your reaction to the pill or to skipping your period will be.  Just personal experience... it's not a health risk.  If you already have a prescription for the pill, inside each packet is a little instruction sheet which tells you that brand's particular suggestions for starting the pill if you don't start it on the first day of your period.\n\nAnd FYI, if you go ahead and start the pill midcycle, you are NOT protected against pregnancy for at least the first week, so use backup contraception if you're having sex.
686877
Birth control pills must be taken each day at about the same time to be effective and prevent pregnancy. The best time to take them is at night, before you go to bed
281249
Your question is very confusing.  If you stop taking the pill or do not start your next pack on time, you will not be protected from pregnancy.  It is best to take your pill at the same time every day.\n\nMaybe you can clarify your question and I can be of more assistance?
1173160
Waiting until after your period is important so that the birth control pills can match up to your body's natural hormonal process.  If you take the pill in any other manner its effectiveness is reduced and you should use a back-up method.  Remember, you need to be on the pills for about a month before you stop using your other form of birth control.
374523
I know that getting on the pill is something you don't want to do, but it would be best.  Not having your period for that long of a time can cause serious problems.  If nothing else, your doc should put you on a hormone to force you to have a period once every three months.  This is only a ten day hormone treatment and is not like the BCP.
461637
I am on the pill and my last day is Sunday. I never start my period before Thursday. So I wouldn't be to worried. It has always been that way for me.
217535
This shouldn't be a problem... although you may need to take a 2 week break before starting the new pill. My advice check with your doctor!
696863
No.  It takes time for the hormones to accumulate and build in the body.  There are pills that will keep you from having a period.
716480
Missing the pill will make your cycle start.  Just to be safe, I think I would contact my physician since it has lasted for so long.  Hope you get to feeling better.
878317
well I would not expect the pill to protect you from pregnancy yet.  As I recall you have your period on the 4th week, and it's usually a few days later.  You need to have some kind of system to remind you to take your pill.
1099069
Just wanted to clarify... someone said it was unhealthy to take two packs in a row, but this is NOT true. It is perfectly fine... I do it sometimes when my period is going to fall during something I don't want to be having my period on (like vacation, a wedding, etc). My gyno told me it was fine to do that. \n\nI also take Yasmin, and sometimes skip the white pills one month so I don't have my period. However, for me, when I get around to the next white pills, my period is right there, ready to start. It doesn't have a delay. But I would imagine this could happen, like other posters have said.
158465
Try going on the pill
1124631
try going on the pill...that usually works to make things follow a schedule.\n\nwhen my period first started I was on a 17 day cycle for a year..that's when I went on the pill
1062713
Not possible. Unless you're on the pill and you mess around with when you stop and start taking them you can't. And even on the pill you'd have to be really careful and speak to your doctor to make sure you didn't become at risk of getting pregnant from taking pills the wrong times.
419285
Yes, it's normal to take a while to adjust to it. My first month on the pill I started bleeding immediately when I stopped taking the active pills, then the second pack took a little longer, and now I take my last pill on a Friday morning and start my period on the following Tuesday morning. They say you shouldn't worry if you totally skip one period on the pill, but if you miss two you should contact your doctor. If you've taken the pills every day, not been late in taking them, and haven't been violently sick or had really bad diarrhoea within a few hours of taking a pill, then the likelihood of being pregnant is practically zero. Don't worry about it, just give it another few days.
863496
Hi yes it does you should of started using the next pack straight away without any gap now that you have started taking the next pack i think you should go to your family planning clinic or GP as usually you would have to wait for your next period and start from scratch again this has to be a natural one with no pills but i would get medical advice just to be on the safe side as it sounds like you do not want any children yet.\nGood luck Hun