Is this spotting from menstrual suppression or implantation bleeding?
I usually take my birth control pill continuously and skip periods for 2-3 months at a time due to bad PMS (ok'd by the Dr.) This month I missed a pill on a Friday and took it Saturday with my Saturday...
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I've been prescribed antibiotics [penicillin vk] for taking out my wisdom teeth and I found out that it interferes with the effectiveness of the birth control I use [Lutera], do you happen to know what...
View ArticleI forgot to take my birth control pills for several days, how soon can I test?
I have been on Loestrin 24 Fe for about 8 months now, I had totally forgotten to take my birth control pill from Day 13-now. To be honest with you I noticed this when I was supposed to be on Day 20...
View ArticleHow do birth control pills really work, even during the placebo period?
I have been on the pill for over 2 years, and have never missed a pill. I just started my inactive pills on Sunday of this week, and had sex with my boyfriend on Monday. He wore a condom but I am still...
View ArticleI stopped taking the pill, now where's my period?
My periods have always been kind of irregular and because of this I went on the pill to try and regulate my cycle. After taking the pill for about 7 months, my periods were not regulating but I...
View ArticleStamp Out Cramps (Without the Pill)
Is there anything other than birth control that will help lighten my period and relieve cramps?read The answer | ask your own
View ArticleWill I get pregnant if I only take my birth control pills after sex?
I often have unprotected sex with my ex-fiance. Stupid I know. But I am supposed to be on birth control pills. In June, after we split I stop taking them. Now in December we have had intercourse...
View ArticleBirth control pills: the placebos, period timing and condom backup
Hello, I love your site very much as it offers straight and honest answers to questions that we ask ourselves every day. Thanks a lot for that ^_^I am 23 years old, and I have 1 1/2 questions. I am...
View ArticleSwitching pills and douching
My boyfriend and I have had a sexualrelationship for over 5 years now. I've always been on birth control, but recently (1 week ago) switched to another pill. The past 2 weeks he has been ejaculating...
View ArticleTired of taking my moody pills
I am sexually active and I have a boyfriend and I have been on the the pill (I have tried a few different brands) for about 21 months now and have always had some problems with my mood/personality/I've...
View ArticleAntibiotics, birth control, and an early period
I have been on Amoxicillin for about 2 weeks now. I finished my prescription a few days ago and now my period is 2 weeks early. I am on birth control and I know antibiotics can interfere with it, but I...
View ArticleShe's pregnant: what now?
My girlfriend and I are very careful when doing sex. Apparently, not careful enough. She got pregnant. I used a condom and she said she was on a pill, what happened? And what do I do now?read The...
View ArticleWhen is it safest? What about medications?
Lemontree asks: I am 20 years old and have been on the pill for about 2 years now and at first me and my boyfriend (coming to our 3.5 year anniversary! yay) would always use a condom as well just to be...
View ArticleOC's and libido
I started Yaz almost 3 weeks ago and my libido isn't what it used to be, is there any way to get it back? Or do some pills have different effects than others?read The answer | ask your own
View ArticleA Very Important Note on Menstrual Suppression
As you may know, at Scarleteen we do not yet endorse suppressing menstruation/continuous birth control -- using a hormonal method of birth control in order to skip withdrawal bleeds/periods -- for...
View ArticleIs this spotting from menstrual suppression or implantation bleeding?
AmberI usually take my birth control pill continuously and skip periods for 2-3 months at a time due to bad PMS (ok'd by the Dr.) This month I missed a pill on a Friday and took it Saturday with my...
View ArticlePenicillin and birth control pills
ahlethehaI've been prescribed antibiotics [penicillin vk] for taking out my wisdom teeth and I found out that it interferes with the effectiveness of the birth control I use [Lutera], do you happen to...
View ArticleI forgot to take my birth control pills for several days, how soon can I test?
AnonymousI have been on Loestrin 24 Fe for about 8 months now, I had totally forgotten to take my birth control pill from Day 13-now. To be honest with you I noticed this when I was supposed to be on...
View ArticleHow do birth control pills really work, even during the placebo period?
curiousgirlI have been on the pill for over 2 years, and have never missed a pill. I just started my inactive pills on Sunday of this week, and had sex with my boyfriend on Monday. He wore a condom but...
View ArticleI stopped taking the pill, now where's my period?
RebeccaMy periods have always been kind of irregular and because of this I went on the pill to try and regulate my cycle. After taking the pill for about 7 months, my periods were not regulating but I...
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