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How Do You Miss a Period?
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Right, I've been on Microgynon 30 for the past 3 months, but am going on holiday and am due on half way through.. how do I take my pill to make sure I don't have a period?
Do I not have a 7 day gap - taking 2 packets one after the other?
Ilora x
Do I not have a 7 day gap - taking 2 packets one after the other?
Ilora x
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exactly. start your second pack the day after you finish the first one
If you don't like having periods it is usually safe to run three packs together like this at a time. Apparently its good to only have four periods a year instead of 12.
If you take agonising cramps well, then yes
Quite a few friends run packs together, and they don't get cramps worse than on a normal period. The period isn't "stored up" inside you, so you don't bleed more. Or you shouldn't.
Horses for courses though.
I don't know what makes you think that having 4 periods a year is healthy! Women always have and always will have a MONTHLY menstral cycle - and that's how it's meant to stay. We're not meant to mess around with nature. But we do - which is why women become infertile when they take advantage of the Pill.
I will only run 2 packets when it's absolutely necessary. Hopefully, I'll only ever do this once.
Ilora x
the Man who invented the pill thought we women would go mad without a regular bleed, so invented them like they are.
Yes, yes, of course.
It's "natural" to have one every month. And it'll kill you if you don't.
There must be a lot of infertile female GPs then...
Ilora x
Yes.
So say the Government who foot the bill for contraceptive pills.
Some doctors say its fine, some think it's not. The main argument is still one of "nature", and that's rubbish, really.
other forms of contraception stop periods, it can't be that harmful!
remember the period on a pill isn't a "natural" period anyway, so according to what you're saying, even people who use the pill as it is supposed to be used are risking infertility.
A lot of the scaremongering is coming from the far-right Christian groups too, who are opposed to the contraceptive pill for religious reasons.
I know GWST has been advised that it is perfectly safe to run several packs together, and many female GPs do so too.
That's not all together true, even up to the 19th Centuary infact women didn't necessarily bleed every month and sometimes indeed they would bleed only 4 times a year, but this is attributed to diet and other factors, the point is that why should bleeding ever month be deemed as naturally, i'm sure given the chance many women would choose to skip and the passing blood and gunk every month.
If it made you infertile though then why would GP's allow you to take mutiple packets, and thousands of people throughout the world do this everymonth.
I was always led to believe that the pill protected your fertility by keeping yor bits inside healthy.
Taking pill packets back to back is fine, however, doctors would not advise that you do it regularly, and SOME women do find that their PMT symptoms are worse when their period returns. That doesn't mean it can't be done safely, but I would suggest discussing it with your GP before going ahead.
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my doctor told me bodies are better than we think at keeping themselves in good nick, and if they need to bleed, they will.
and the pill stops periods. the bleeding you have on your break is nothing more than a withdrawal bleed.
that's the word I couldn't think of! "withdrawal". ta Kaff
Well it effects me and other people i know if they run packs together.
Scuze me, but i dont know what that means