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Miz Scarlet Sexpert Posts: 19846 |
posted 03-03-2003 02:33 PM
  
Sarah pinged me on this VERY well done explantion on the differences between the regular menstrual cycle and the monthly cycle on the pill, found in text-only format here -- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/sfeature/sf_cycle_text.html -- and in flash format here -- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/pill/sfeature/pop_cycle.html It's very well done. We get a LOT of questions from people not understtanding the difference, so if you're unclear (and this would hold true essentially with most hormonal methods), this is the best detailed explanation I've seen. ------------------ My epitaph should read: "She worked herself into this ground." IP: Logged |
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jellybelly083 Neophyte Posts: 18 |
posted 04-18-2003 09:20 PM
hey miz scarteen thanks for the reply that webpage kinda explained everything pretty clearly, here is another question....tomrorow is my last placebo pill for my first cycle of pills...the spotting has stopped but Im not sure if I really got my period, maybe the spotting was partially my period because it last for awhile and at times it was really light and at other times very heavy, but today there has been no spotting or anything...and monday i start my 2nd active pack? IP: Logged |
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jellybelly083 Neophyte Posts: 18 |
posted 04-18-2003 09:25 PM
whoops i had 2 windos open at the same time and i didnt even realize it i meant to post this under my bcp thread sorry but if you would like to answer my question anyways sorry about the confussion IP: Logged |
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KittenGoddess Sexpert Posts: 4399 |
posted 04-18-2003 11:56 PM
Yes, start your new active pack just the way you're supposed to. It may take your body a couple of cycles to really get used to the hormones and regulate out. So not having a "real period" this month isn't that strange (unless you've had a pregnancy risk, in which case you should test, ASAP). If you're still experiencing just spotting next month, then you should call the person who prescribed the pills for you and ask about it. ------------------ IP: Logged |
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jellybelly083 Neophyte Posts: 18 |
posted 04-19-2003 09:36 AM
hey thanks for all the help 
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sillygirl182 Activist Posts: 61 |
posted 10-08-2003 11:17 AM
Someone should add this link to the Sexual Health/Sex Basics FAQ... I was searching for this little gem for a good hour!  Silly Girl IP: Logged |
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Miz Scarlet Sexpert Posts: 19846 |
posted 01-17-2005 03:28 PM
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ookuotoe Advocate Posts: 2548 |
posted 01-30-2006 03:32 PM
Worth another bump.
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