Your birth control pills may not be as effective if you miss any blue or white pills, especially if you miss the first few or the last few blue pills in a pack. If you are not sure of what to do about the pills you have missed, you should call your healthcare provider. Use a backup method of birth control, such as a condom and spermicide, anytime you have sex, and keep taking 1 pill each day until you reach your healthcare provider.
Yes, it's normal. Spotting, also called irregular bleeding or breakthrough bleeding, typically happens during the first few months of taking a new birth control pill. It may take time for your body to adjust to the new hormone levels. If spotting still occurs after being on the pill for more than 6 months you should see your healthcare provider to make sure there isn't another underlying condition.
Lo Loestrin Fe is a prescription birth control pill used for the prevention of pregnancy. Do not use Lo Loestrin Fe if you smoke cigarettes and are over 35 years old. Treatment with Lo Loestrin Fe should be stopped if you have a blood clot, and at least 4 weeks before and through 2 weeks after major surgery.
You should not take Lo Loestrin Fe any earlier than 4 weeks after having a baby, or if you are breastfeeding. If you experience yellowing of the skin or eyes due to problems with your liver, you should stop taking Lo Loestrin Fe.
If you are pre-diabetic or diabetic, your doctor should monitor you while using Lo Loestrin Fe. Your doctor should evaluate you if you have any significant change in headaches or irregular menstrual bleeding.
Lo Loestrin Fe increases the risk of serious conditions including blood clots, stroke, and heart attack. These can be life-threatening or lead to permanent disability. Check with your pharmacist for your copay discount. Maximum savings limits apply; patient out-of-pocket expense will vary. This offer is not valid for use by patients enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid, or other federal or state programs including any state pharmaceutical assistance programs , or private indemnity or HMO insurance plans that reimburse you for the entire cost of your prescription drugs.
Patients may not use this offer if they are Medicare-eligible and enrolled in an employer-sponsored health plan or prescription drug benefit program for retirees. This offer is not valid for cash-paying patients. Each card is valid for up to thirteen 13 prescription fills of a day supply each OR up to four 4 prescription fills of an day supply each. This card is not transferable. The selling, purchasing, trading, or counterfeiting of this card is prohibited by law. Ulipristal acetate is a nonhormonal medication available only by prescription.
This medication is taken as a single dose within five days after unprotected sex. A copper intrauterine device IUD or an IUD containing 52 milligrams of levonorgestrel may also be used for emergency contraception. Ideally, these IUDs should be placed by your doctor within five days of unprotected intercourse. If you are considered obese with a body mass index BMI of 30 or more, emergency contraception may not be as effective — especially if you use levonorgestrel.
You could still become pregnant after using levonorgestrel for emergency contraception. BMI is not as much of a concern when using ulipristal. Use of an IUD for emergency birth control is not affected by body weight. In terms of your overall health, it makes little difference when you stop taking the pill. When you finally do stop the pill, you can expect some bleeding, which may change the rhythm of your menstrual cycle.
But you can stop at any time. Taking the inactive pills doesn't put you at higher risk of unintended pregnancy. But if you miss a pill — or several pills — during a cycle, you might be at higher risk of unintended pregnancy during that cycle. To be safe, use a backup form of contraception, such as a condom, especially if you miss several pills during a cycle. This is a common thought. But studies have shown that the effect of the birth control pill on weight is small — if it exists at all.
Instead, you may be retaining more fluid, which can make you feel as if you've put on weight, particularly in your breasts, hips and thighs. The estrogen in birth control pills does affect fat adipose cells, making them larger but not more numerous. Scientific evidence suggests using birth control pills for longer periods of time increases your risk of some cancers, such as cervical cancer, but the risk declines after stopping use of birth control pills.
Regarding breast cancer risk, the results are mixed. Some studies show a link between birth control pill use and a slight increase in breast cancer risk, but the risk is very low. Other studies have shown no significant increase in breast cancer risk. Risk appears to decrease over time after discontinuing birth control pills. If you have a family history of breast cancer, birth control use does not appear to increase the risk. The birth control pill may decrease your risk of other types of cancer, including ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer and colon cancer — and this benefit may persist for years after you stop the pill.
Birth control pills can affect your cholesterol levels. How much of an effect depends on the type of pill you're taking and what concentration of estrogen or progestin it contains. Birth control pills with more estrogen can have a slightly beneficial overall effect on your cholesterol levels. In general, though, the changes aren't significant and don't affect your overall health. Birth control pills may slightly increase your blood pressure. If you take birth control pills, have your blood pressure checked regularly.
If you already have high blood pressure, talk with your doctor about whether you should consider another form of birth control. The estrogen contained in combination hormone birth control pills and in the ring or patch is not recommended if you have a history of blood clots — venous thromboembolism VTE — or if you are at high risk of blood clots. A progestin-only form of contraception — such as the minipill or an implant — an IUD or a barrier method is a better choice.
Progestin or progesterone also can increase the risk of blood clots, but the risk is less than with estrogen. However, birth control pills aren't recommended if you're 35 or older and you smoke because of the risk of heart and blood vessel cardiovascular disease. In that case, you need to quit smoking before you can safely continue using birth control pills.
Antibiotics do not interfere with the effectiveness of birth control pills — except in the case of one antibiotic, rifampin Rimactane. Take it as soon as you remember. Take the next pill at your regular time. This means you may take 2 pills in 1 day. You do not need to use a backup birth control method if you have sex. Take 2 pills on the day you remember and 2 pills the next day. Then continue taking 1 pill a day until you finish the pack.
Throw out the rest of the pill pack and start a new pack that same day. You may not have your period this month, but this is expected.
However, if you miss your period 2 months in a row, call your healthcare provider because you might be pregnant. You could become pregnant if you have sex on the days when you missed pills or during the first 7 days after restarting your pills.
You MUST use a non-hormonal birth control method such as a condom and spermicide as a backup the next time you have sex and for the first 7 days after you restart your pills. Throw away the pills you missed. Keep taking 1 pill each day until the pack is empty. You do not need to use a backup method of birth control. Use a backup method of birth control any time you have sex.
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