For many women on HBC, the brown old-blood discharge essentially is a period. I know when I was on HBC, all of my periods were extremely light (about 36 hours long) and almost exclusively brown old blood.
Furthermore, since your cycle was probably thrown a bit out of whack by the Plan B and then again by starting HBC, it's perfectly reasonable that you're not bleeding now.
While HBC is effective against pregnancy after seven days of appropriate use, it can take up to three months for your body to sync up to the pill's bleeding schedule.
But yes, you should always start your next pack of HBC on time. Extending your placebo week beyond seven days can compromise your protection and put you at risk for pregnancy.
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Date: 2006-08-10 05:57 am (UTC)Furthermore, since your cycle was probably thrown a bit out of whack by the Plan B and then again by starting HBC, it's perfectly reasonable that you're not bleeding now.
While HBC is effective against pregnancy after seven days of appropriate use, it can take up to three months for your body to sync up to the pill's bleeding schedule.
But yes, you should always start your next pack of HBC on time. Extending your placebo week beyond seven days can compromise your protection and put you at risk for pregnancy.