birth control

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

In the unlikely event of getting pregnant while on the pill, you shouldn't get the withdrawal bleeding, whether whether you're on a 21-day or a 3-month pill cycle. The pregnancy would keep the hormone levels high enough to avoid bleeding.

Or if you do it's usually far lighter than it is normally. I know someone that claimed she got her periods for three months before finding out she was 3 months along, but it turns out it was much lighter and she mistook it for a regular period.

I won't take Seasonique or such because I would feel the need to take a test every month...I like the sense of security I get with a normal regimen. But that's what I would do if I were on a pill like that and having sex...take a test halfway through the 3 months just to make sure.

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

Or if you do it's usually far lighter than it is normally. I know someone that claimed she got her periods for three months before finding out she was 3 months along, but it turns out it was much lighter and she mistook it for a regular period.

I won't take Seasonique or such because I would feel the need to take a test every month...I like the sense of security I get with a normal regimen. But that's what I would do if I were on a pill like that and having sex...take a test halfway through the 3 months just to make sure.

This.

My best friend had two "periods" seven months before she gave birth to her daughter who was a full term baby.

My grandbig is on seasonique and she tests regularly just because she is worried. I probably would too.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by WCsweet<3

This.

My best friend had two "periods" seven months before she gave birth to her daughter who was a full term baby.

My grandbig is on seasonique and she tests regularly just because she is worried. I probably would too.

This is what I was thinking. I don't see having only four periods a year as any big plus, as you'd still want to know if you truly were pregnant (I would think!).

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by honeychile

This is what I was thinking. I don't see having only four periods a year as any big plus, as you'd still want to know if you truly were pregnant (I would think!).

Since you very well might still have the withdrawal bleeding when pregnant - and a lot of people just skip the placebo week as there's no medical reason for it - most people consider themselves protected as long as they keep using it appropriately.

When I was on Depo I didn't worry about it at all.

Now the month of spotting, that I worried about, but it wasn't anything like typical withdrawal bleeding or a period.