birth control

[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

Originally Posted by DolphinChicaDDD

I want to cry a little on the inside. I'm moving abroad and the country I'm moving to doesn't have an extended cycle pill! I'm going to have to go back to having a period once a month.

I'm on an extended cycle pill, too (Seasonique) and I LOVE it. It shocks the pants off me that more women aren't clamoring to try it.

DolphinChica, you know you can take regular (i.e., the type where you get a period once every month) pills back-to-back and get the same effect, right? That's what I did before Seasonale/Seasonique came out. Seasonale/Seasonique just has fancy packaging. It's exactly the same as taking 3 months' pills back-to-back.

When you see a doc over there for a prescription, you could tell them that your American doc suggested it (going 3 pill cycles without a period.) It does really help for girls who get killer cramps or have really heavy periods.

Good luck - I really hope you can work out something and keep your extended cycle streak going!

[gamma_girl52]

Originally Posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu

I'm on an extended cycle pill, too (Seasonique) and I LOVE it. It shocks the pants off me that more women aren't clamoring to try it.

My GYN just gave me a sample of Seasonale today. I'm excited about trying it. I don't like dealing with my period every month. And I also knew about that "trick" before Seasonale came out--my last GYN told me to just keep taking the pills back to back.

This is my second try on BC pills. I tried Yaz and HATED it. I had consistent bleeding for a month on those, so now I'm trying the Seasonale (higher dosage of hormones this time).