The problem: On my 3rd month of Yaz I started my period about a week early and then I purposely skipped the placebo pills hoping it would shorten the period and went straight onto my next pack. Well, now I am on day 21 of my period! It's pretty light, like a light tampon's worth a day, but still it's lasting forever. I will go to the doctor's in a week when I get back from vacation if it hasn't stopped, but in the mean time I am wondering if anyone else has dealt with this, what did u do, advice, etc?
Background: I was put on Yaz b/c of very irregular periods (like 1 or 2 a year sometimes as short as 3 days, others a month long) and the doctor thought I might have PCOS, but since I was otherwise healthy said I should just go on Yaz to take care of both problems. He also said that in the first 3 months of Yaz, periods and such would be irregular b/c my body will need time to figure things out. The first 2 months my period came early (like this last time) and lasted about 2 weeks.
2007-01-08 14:20:46 · 2 answers · asked by raydbye 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Never skip on your meds. Maybe ur skipping the pills ahs created a negative side effect. you should have gone to ur doc about a long time ago hun.
2007-01-08 14:26:56 · answer #1 · answered by Niki 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you start a new birth control medication it is absolutely imperative that you take your pill at the same time every day and DO NOT skip any, even the placebos. You need that week to have your period, that is probably what messed up your cycle. I once switched to a new brand, missed one pill, and had my period for a month straight.
2007-01-08 14:30:05 · answer #2 · answered by ~Christine~ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋