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Just a quick question, I'm travelling at the moment and am taking 3 pill packets back to back. I'm on my third packet now with 9 pills left before I have the break. Thing is, I'm going camping on an island then and so don't want my period then! If I don't finish the packet I'm on, ie. stop taking those pills now, can I have a period now then start a new packet in 7 days? Or do I have to finish it? I don't think I could take 4 packets at once either or can you do that? sorry if this is confusing!
Anyways, i'd really appreciate some quick answers as its hard to get to the internet apart from today! thanks alot guys xx
Anyways, i'd really appreciate some quick answers as its hard to get to the internet apart from today! thanks alot guys xx
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NO!NO!NO! NO!
I went to the doctor about something to do with the pill and i am so glad that i did because i would have made the same mistake.
Even if you have been taking cpill packets for the past couple of months without a break - you CANNOT stop in the middle of a 21 day cycle - you have to take the full lot.
What happened with me was I was taking from a couple different pill packets at the same time so I had no idea where I was in the 21 day cycle and was planning to stop as I was - my doctor said i MUST NOT do that. But because I wasn't at all sure he just said - come off now, have your bleed and in 7 days time start a new packet, but because it wasn't a full cycle last time round you must use extra contraception for the next two weeks!
I hope you get this!
Pill instructions are shit
Ooer, I always stop in the middle so I know what day I have to start again.
im on ovranette which is the same as microgynon just a different name and my doctor completely contradicts that, see above post.
But he gave me the impression you had to take a full 21 days at a time!
do you know what, this really fucks me off - there is so much confusion over the pill - you can be really careful and still make mistakes - something needs to be done to raise more awareness, there is a good section on here but i still see loads of posts asking questions - does anyone agree?