Spotting on Aviane

[mad1112.livejournal.com]

I just started taking Aviane (generic Alesse) and I'm having some problems with spotting.  I started taking the pill right when I got it, which was after ovulation.  (I'm not sexually active right now.)   Week 1 was fine.  Week 2 I had spotting plus my period (which I expected since I started taking Aviane after ovulating).  Week 3...still spotting.  Now I'm coming up on the placebo week.

I REALLY want to stop spotting by the end of next week because I have some guaranteed sexytime scheduled with a long distance friend.  Should I start another Aviane pack and skip the placebo week (so my body has more time to adjust to the new hormone levels) or take the placebo week?

Thanks!

Comments

[queensugar.livejournal.com]

Breakthrough bleeding is very normal when starting hormonal birth control. It will likely resolve after your hormone-free week, though it may occur at other times during the initial three-month adjustment pack. It will usually resolve after then, and if it doesn't, a different brand might work better.

I'm not entirely sure that skipping the hormone-free week would accomplish what you'd like it to. It might, but it may be more likely that it would lead to more irregular bleeding, and possibly for longer, or you may simply have a full-on period-like bleed. Sometimes, your body needs that hormone-free week to bleed out fully.

[gatehorse.livejournal.com]

I think taking a placebo week is more likely to help reset your body, so I would try that. And if you still have spotting and you're not comfortable having sex with that, you might want to look into the Instead cups. I haven't tried them during sex yet, but from my experience with them so far, I think they would work just fine.