Seasonique Birth Control

[chipper-kipper.livejournal.com]

So Im on the seasonique birth control and have been for about two years, at the beginning of the three month pack that im on  now I was sick and ended up throwing one of my pills up.  Now Im having my period 4 weeks early.  Can I skip the rest of my active pills and go striaght to the non active kind of in a way of tricking my body then start my new pack?

Comments

[archangelbeth]

If you're on combined HBC (except Natazia) for pregnancy protection, you need to follow the 21/7 rule to maintain that protection. The 21/7 rule is:
• 21 or more days of active pills
• 7 or fewer days without active pills.

So long as you follow this, you're protected from pregnancy, even during your withdrawal week.

It sounds like you had a drop in hormones, from the lost pill, that tricked your uterus into thinking it was withdrawal-bleed-time. Stopping for 4-7 days would probably be the fastest way to get it over with, and if you're not using it for pregnancy protection, you can do that at any time.

Otherwise, you have to decide if you're comfortable compromising your pregnancy protection and using some other form of contraception starting -- for best effect -- a few days before you stop the pills, during the no-hormone-pills time, and for 7 days after you start taking the active pills again.

I hope this helps in your decision! Luck with the spotting!