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writes:hi sorry to ask a medical question but i cant get a doctors appointment untill four days away and im kinda worrying.im on the pill - have been for about 6 months and it took ages for it to settle down and for my periods to be controlled by them but things seemed to have been fine for the past 2 months. however, i had my period last week like i was meant to, started taking my pills again and now ive suddenly come on my period again even though im not meant to be and having been taking the tablets for the last week. why is this? am i still covered contraceptively wise?
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reader, WastedLife  +, writes (16 July 2008):
It's always a good idea to use two different methods of contraception - they increase the reliability exponentially - especially if one method is a barrier and the other is hormonal. It's best if each person takes responsibility for preventing pregnancy - that way there will always be a "his and hers" method.
That said, especially early in one's child-bearing years, periods can be very erratic. The pill tends to regularize periods, but those who are very athletic, or slender, or possibly just genetically predisposed can have light or erratic periods, and sometimes no periods at all. From what you have written, you should be OK contraceptive-wise as long as you never missed a pill. Just remember that double protection is best.
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reader, A Cappella + ♥, writes (16 July 2008):
 A co-worker of mine is a statistic -- part of the 1 percent who used the pill and had a child anyway. Don't add yourself to this; use another method of birth control (in addition, or instead).
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reader, ChiRaven + ♥, writes (16 July 2008):
 Even on the pill, your body's rhythm can have a significant variation. And even on the pill, you can still get pregnant.
Talk to your prescribing physician and see what she or he says about this. It's probably nothing more than a temporary change in your cycle. But I'd be extra careful and use some sort of backup contraception for the time being,in addition to the pill. Don't trust it. The technical term for people who do trust the pill by itself in circumstances like this is often ... "parents".
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