My girl friend has been on birth control pills since a met her a couple of months ago. She told me last week that she needs to go stop taking the pill about once every 4 months so she can have a period. She said that she needs to have a period occasionally or she gets cranky and you don't want to be around her. Is this typical?
2006-12-20 10:53:54 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
The birth control pills are hormones. If she's on regular pills that she's set to get a period every month but takes the packs successively then she's messing around a bit with her body. They make pills now where she can have only 4 periods a year. Its still regulating her hormones. Some women have very different reactions to those pills. And if a woman were to take a few packs in a row without a break for the period yes she can get cranky to be around. Or it may not affect her at all. Each woman is different.
And if you're that worried about knocking your girlfriend up since you've posted a couple various forms of this question then you either need to use a condom EVERY time which still has a 3% rate of pregnancy. Or keep it in your pants. If you can't handle being a parent you shouldn't be having sex.
2006-12-20 11:00:30 · answer #1 · answered by Jennifer C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO NO NO! I am on the pill and you DON'T need to stop taking them to have your period.. there is a week's worth of "reminder pills" that act as placebos with no hormones so you can have your period. Be careful, she may be trying to get pregnant to try and trap you.
I skipped my reminder pills for 3 months so I wouldn't have a period and I didn't get cranky.. only when I took them I did.
The ONLY reason you would stop the pill is if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant.
2006-12-20 11:01:56 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Princess♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She needs to go back to her doctor. She should be taking the pills for three weeks, off for one, and have a period every month.
Unless, of course, she's on that new kind of pill where you only have a period every 3 months.
2006-12-20 10:56:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ive never in my life heard anything about taking B.C pills to have a period... Its to prevent pregnancy. If she is on pills, the only reason she would need to stop is if she wanted to get pregnant.
2006-12-20 10:57:58 · answer #4 · answered by Trisha B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know but a lady friend told me she missed one or a few and soon her and her lover or lovers had a nice package on the way hope you want to spend time with your package my lady friend is not on the pill and i dont want to be arround her most of the time mostly cause she hen pecks hits me and so does her kids maybee you would like to try that on for size just kidding think about how much child support might be or the trips to the police station to make an exchange of your kids hope you really like that girl cause if your not using a condomn you could be exchangeing some really nice presents for the howlerdays mostly i git pushed away but sometimes i git wonderfull conversation and masterbation on the phone git ready to lover the way she is hope she likes to do things with you besides doing the job while your in town and if shes on the computer with her name and pic on here your sharing with the community you can stay in denial like i do jack but she aint on her just to exercise her fingers i already had a slip of the condom with my buddys voice coming back to me from a time saying well you know when it get to feel a little to good i dont want that to happen again so try the best you can to be careful later be cool baby later my main man oh im not saying i have a perfict relationship but the krap you will put up with just to say your with someone hope you learn something laugh if you want but maybee this might help someone
2006-12-20 11:10:13 · answer #5 · answered by peter w 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is she on Seasonale? Most birth control has three weeks of active pills and one week of placebos (this is the week most women will start their periods). Seasonale is a different type of birth control that has eleven weeks of active pills followed by one week of placebos. That could explain it.
If that's not it, then I have no idea what she could be talking about.
2006-12-20 10:57:43 · answer #6 · answered by Not Allie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is normal for a few people after the pill. Ask your GP, as it may be waterweight. You can use a drug called taraxatone to lose the water weight. But everyone is different so you have to check with your GP.
2016-03-29 01:55:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on the birthcontrol. Some give you fewere periods. I personally dont know of any that stop them. They just make fewer periods a year. So. I say no its not typical. and most birthcontrol make your periods regular.
2006-12-20 10:57:43 · answer #8 · answered by Lauraness 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
um... no birth control pills should regulate your period, not take it away. as for the crankiness I call that PMS.
2006-12-20 10:55:54 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ღαмαиdα♥ღ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well when u think that u are ready to have a baby and that is when u should
2006-12-20 10:56:53 · answer #10 · answered by megryanmc 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋