group menstruation while on HBC?

[jenn-possible.livejournal.com]

I have searched the internet all over for this, but I can't find anything about it.

I have been on the pill for about six years and have lived with female roommates since September. For the first few months, my period was out of wack from moving to grad school, and since I've come back from winter break, I've been having my roommates' period and mine!

Basically, I have breakthrough bleeding when my roommates are menstruating (all at the same time, of course) and then my own period during my pill's "off week." This happened a few years ago when I was an undergraduate, and I actually quit the pill for a few months to sync up with my roommates' periods. When I went to the Women's Health Center last week, the nurses were amazed that anyone could "group menstruate" while on the pill. The nurse practitioner said it was just annoying breakthrough bleeding and put me on a slightly higher dose pill.

Basically, I just want to know if anyone else has experienced this. I know most women conform to the dominant woman's cycle, but I've never heard this happening with someone on HBC. Am I just incredibly sensitive to other women's phermones?

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[ladygaia87.livejournal.com]

Years ago, I was in sync with my friend Jen. I've almost always been in sync with my mom, or close to it. (Which, totally weirds me out that we have our periods at close to the same time)

[https://users.livejournal.com/likeastar-/]

My mom always started two days before me. Always. And she knew I was bad with keeping track, so when she got hers she'd let me know. haha. It was totally weird.

[ladygaia87.livejournal.com]

I find it really weird that I usually start a few days before my mom, then she starts. Even after me having babies, after each baby my cycle was STILL more or less in sync with my mom's. Though, I think its rather nice knowing that she can keep track of my period with hers!