A 31-year-old member asked:
Start a new pack of brevicon (ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone). no period?
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Dr. Alan Pattersonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 44 years experience
Check a PG test: Assuming that is negative, many pills do not build up enough tissue in the endometrium to cause a period and the way to show that is a pelvic ultrasound that I do in my patients to prove there are no problems. If that is normal you can either continue with the pills, as you do not have to have a period on the pills( many women like that) or switch to a higher dose pill to get periods.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Will birth control pills called brevicon (ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone) cause wieght gain?
Dr. David Doucetteanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 41 years experience
Not directly: While weight gain is one of the reported side effects of oral contraceptives, it is most likely due to an increased ape titer and subsequent increased... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
How much weight will you gain on the birth control pill called brevicon (ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone)?
Dr. Seth Schwartzanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 43 years experience
It varies: Average weight gain on most birth control pills is around one pound per year. If you want to avoid weight gain consider a drospirinone containing o.C.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
I took the first (of 4) inactive Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) pills yesterday and today I started a new pack because I had to skip my period. Will it work? Is it safe?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Gynecology 30 years experience
Yes: As long as you don't miss more than seven days of active pills you should still have contraceptive protection. However, taking the first 4 inactive p... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What do you recommend if i take ortho tri cyclen, (ethinyl estradiol and norgestimate) can I skip my period and start a new pack?
Dr. Robert Varadyanswered
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Yes: Yes. If you don't want to risk pregnancy you want to continue taking the BCPs
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A 20-year-old female asked:
I missed 4 days on Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) birth control started a new pack then my period came i stopped the pack to see if it would stop but it didn't why haven't it?
Dr. Collin Smikleanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 38 years experience
Bleeding on OCP: If you missed a couple of days of the birth control pills, especially with the lower dose pills, it will cause the irregular bleeding. The bleeding is... Read More
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