pill-period???

[SmilingInside]

im on ortho tri cyclen..this is only my first month taking it...before i started with the pill my periods were very regular...
with the pills i have theres one week of active white pills, one week of active light blue pills, one week of active dark blue pills and one week of inactive green pills when im supposed to have my period. how soon after i startt the green pills should i expect my period? i took my second day green pill just a little while ago and still no period...when should i expect it??

[Brandye]

The arrival of the period varies with different women. To the extent that there is a "typical" wait time, probably three days. This may also vary during the first few months as your body is adjusting. I have had patients who completely missed the first period; others, the second or third.

What is happening is the level of hormone in your system is just high enough to make some of your parts think you are pregnant, so "do not lay an egg." The level must drop to the level that tells your uterus to start shedding. I know of no one who starts bleeding the first two days.

[demonbuttercup]

I take the same brand and mine ususally starts around Wed. Could be as early as Tue night or as late as Thur morning...but generally around that time.

[SmilingInside]

wow...thank you so much!

[sexin_it_up69]

Well..I've been on orthro-tricyclen for almost 2 years now. When I first started having to take a method of birth control I used the tricyclen patches and they didnt work at all and my period was off badly. When I started taking the pills it took a few months for my period to get used to being on a different schedule. Your body just has to get used to the pills and the schedule.(I even missed one period). Dont worry your body will do all the work..just let it take its course.
:)