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How long can I prevent my period using monophasic birth control pill or ring?

October 15, 2019

The length you can prevent your period using a monophasic birth control pill or ring will depend on the person. From my experience, the first time you try monophonic birth control, about 3 months. Then each time it goes farther. But everybody is different. Indefinitely e.g. years! It will NOT affect your future fertility. A […]

If you haven’t had a period in 2 years because you take birth control will your first period after you stop taking it last a really long time?

No, the lining of your uterus is NOT building up, higher and higher when you don’t have a period on birth control.  It’s just at a steady level which is usually smaller than your “regular period.” When you have a period off your birth control pill, it’s because you were building the lining of your […]

When I stop for 5 days due to bleeding. Should I use back up condoms?

We always recommend using condoms with the use of another contraceptive such as the hormonal birth control, pill, patch, or ring. However, if you were on the active pills for 3 weeks in a row before the bleeding, you do not need to use back up, we actually strongly recommend skipping your period. Check out […]

How can I choose to skip my periods on the pill?

Skip your sugar pills and go right into the next pack. you should be able to make it out to 3 months without a period the 1st time, and then 6 months, then 9months. some people are able to go straight into no periods. Check out this video of CEO Dr. Sophia Yen discussing  how […]

Are periods optional?

Periods are optional! The only reason that we build the lining of our uterus every month and pop out an egg (ovulation) is to make a baby. On average in the US, periods start at 12 years old and women have their first baby at 26 y/o. If we aren’t going to make a baby, […]

What happens to your body after you stop birth control?

It depends what method of birth control you are talking about. Depot medroxyprogesterone (the shot) can take 6–9 months to go back to normal. The pill/patch/ring – in 3 days you go back to normal. The IUD – you can go back to normal within 1 week of removal, possibly sooner. The implant – same […]

I have been skipping my period for 4 months now, without breakthrough bleeding. Should I let myself have a period once in a while, or can I skip indefinitely?

You can skip indefinitely. My ob/gyn professor said, “The Natural State of a woman is pregnant. How many periods does a pregnant woman have? None.” For more information, check out our #PeriodsOptional page.

Besides using midol or Motrin etc, what are non-medicinal ways to relieve cramps, headaches, and crappy moods while I’m on my period?

Warm pack. Warm bath/shower. But we suggest skipping your periods, that’s the best way to avoid that badness. Or at least going on the birth control pill, patch, ring, shot, implant, or IUD with hormone – all of which will make your periods lighter and hopefully less painful.

Will birth control help ease the symptoms of PCOS?

Yes. the treatment options for PCOS are: birth control pill/patch or ring or Metformin. Additionally, weight loss (if you are overweight) can help. You can read more here.

Why can’t some women coming off the pill get pregnant?

1/10 women have or will develop PCOS, when they come OFF the pill, they will have difficulty getting pregnant (though ironically the first month off the pill is the most fertile for them) but it will NOT be due to the pill but their underlying PCOS. Also, the pill, patch, vag ring, etc do NOT […]

I started taking the pills and my hair is falling out. Is this normal?

Often when people start birth control, it synchronizes when the hair falls out and it seems like you are losing more than usual because it all comes out at once versus slowly over the month, However, your hair will be the same over the entire month. The main factor affecting hair loss is the progesterone […]

Why does LNG IUS decrease endometrial and cervical cancer?

It does NOT decrease cervical cancer. It DOES decrease endometrial and ovarian cancer though for the latter not as much as ring/patch/pill. Endometrial cancer by stopping the monthly ebb and flow of the endometrial lining. Less growth/shedding, less risk of cancer. Ovarian cancer b/c it does block ovulation but not as 100% as the ring/patch/pill. […]