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I have been on Femcon for just about 1 year and have had relative...

Posted at 9:19 AM on May 14, 2008 by lisalal, #30461
I have been on Femcon for just about 1 year and have had relatively few symptoms throughout this time. I occasionally get severe headaches and mild nausea but the last 2 months, I have not gotten my period when i was supposed to and i am concerned. My last active pill falls on a Sunday and I normally get my period the following Wednesday (2-3 days later). Last month I did not get my period at all. I took 3 home pregnancy tests because, naturally, I freaked out thinking that I was pregnant, and I went to see my gyn who also confirmed that I was not pregnant. I started a new pack of pills on time hoping that I would get my period this month and that last month was just a fluke but alas... still no period! I plan on taking another pregnancy test later today to confirm that I am not pregnant because not only am i very diligent about taking my pill on time each day, but my boyfriend and I religiously use condoms as a backup, despite my being on the pill. Has anyone else had an experience similar to this??
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Reply 2 months ago on Jun 06, 2008 by lihao42, #8983

Yes, I skip periods all the time and i am on Femcon. My doctor says that a lot of girls do when they are on this pill because it's such a low dose pill. I have also taken pregnancy tests because it's been two months since I have gotten my last period! He actually told me that if it doesn't bother me to skip periods and everything else is fine then I should just stay with it but if skipping periods does bother me then I should switch my birth control.
I hope this helped. It helped me reading yours knowing I'm not the only one who's skipping periods...

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