Wha's going on? if i used birth control for 6 months, without any breakthrough bleeding but i skipped my period this past month by just taking my active pills and not taking the inactive pills (for a special occasion) and am having breakthrough bleeding n

Since : Since you have been using your pills correctly, you have a less than 1% chance of being pregnant. More likely, the breakthrough bleeding is a side effect from taking the active pills to skip your last period. Technically, the active pills should cause high enough hormone levels to keep the uterine lining that builds up during the month from sloughing off. However, in some women, when a period is skipped the lining builds up so much that it just starts to come off despite the active pills leading to breakthrough bleeding. This should normalize for you with your next cycle. If you continue to have abnormal or breakthrough bleeding, give your doctor a call. Good luck!