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The Pill and Pregnancy

Heya,
Im on the pill and had sex on saturday unprotected, and have 7 pills left in my pack. I want to take my weeks break now, as its more convenient. But could this be a risk? as i dont want to become pregnant! But then again i thort the periods were 'fake' as no eggs are released? Im just abit confused and wana no if it would be ok to have a period now or not.
Thanks xx

Reply 1

fernyfrenchy

i think u cant do that coz then u will have missed those 7 days worth of pills. and if u dont wanna get pregnant then i wouldnt wanna risk it. its better to b safe than sorry ull just have to take them. if u dont want ur period later why dont u carry on straight into the next pack with out a break that will work!!
xxxx

Reply 2

sarahb

im not certain, but i wouldnt risk it! if you realy wana have your period now, then take a quick trip to the pharmacist and check it out! they should know!

Reply 3

slightly_foxed

OP

thanku! yeah ur right, it is better to be safe then sorry, the thing is this is my 3rd pack without a break, thats why i dont wana carry on to another pack. But i dont want a period next week argh! typical the way things turn out! xxx

Reply 4

Talya

16

Finish this pack or you'll get a baby.

Reply 5

la fille danse

17

slightly_foxed

thanku! yeah ur right, it is better to be safe then sorry, the thing is this is my 3rd pack without a break, thats why i dont wana carry on to another pack. But i dont want a period next week argh! typical the way things turn out! xxx

If it's your third pack without a break, then it's fine.

You only need 21 days of pills in order to be protected.

Reply 6

lazza

15

might as well just take another pack if you don't want the period that week. unless you've been told specifically otherwise it's fine. the only reason for a break is for reassurance. i'm on my 5th pack in a row and i'm still fine (i've been told by 2 GPs this is ok, by both my parents-one of which a GP, read in books about contraceptives AND my friends have been told the same thing)

Reply 7

aleathiel

16

so you can just carry on without a break and not have a period :confused:

Reply 8

lazza

15

when you take back to back you don't have a withdrawl bleed

the pill was invented by a man. being a man he thought that women enjoy having periods, thus we have the withdrawl bleed. you do not, however, really need this bleed, unless you want reassurance

as a warning thought, taking back to back constantly means that you're probably more likely to have spotting

Reply 9

Little Girl Red

1

I found that taking two packets back to back gave me AWFUL nausea and headaches! Eurgh.
On topic, if you've already taken 3 packets of pills back to back, you can stop now, have your period, and you'll be fine. But if you did have a break last time, you need these last 7 pills. If you stopped now, theres a huge chance you'd get pregnant.

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