Should I be concerned if I dont get my period?

Wait, I’m confused. I understand you missed a couple of pills and had some break-through bleeding. Was the second missed pill the last pill of the month? It sounds like you had pretty much a regular period? You say this week you are supposed to start your period. When you missed the pills what did you do? Did you double up pills the next day? Did you take your pills two days longer than you usually would, still taking all 21 pills?

i say call an advice nurse. it’s usually free.

Your body is still getting used to the hormones, so expect some irregularity especially since you missed some pills. I’ve been on the pill for years, and I’m very consistently late in the week that I’m supposed to have my period – it usually doesn’t start until two or three days after I start taking the sugar pills, and then it lasts a couple days into the first week of my next set of pills.

However: If you’ve had unprotected sex in the few days after you missed a pill, there is a chance you could be pregnant. (Not to scare you, that’s just what all birth control is like). I would wait a couple days to see if your flow starts. If it doesn’t, and there’s a chance of pregnancy, get a test; if not, talk to your doctor or an advice nurse like @nomtastic said.

I disagree a little with @ParaParaYukiko your body is haywire because you screwed up your pills, not because you get used to the hormone. You are either on the hormone or you aren’t. While on it your uterine lining is building with blood, when you stop it your uterine lining is shed. If you miss taking a pill the drop in hormone causes you to start bleeding. Although, I agree with her advice to take a preggers test if you don’t get your period in the next few days. AND, if you don’t start your period you may want to wait to start your next package of pills in case you are pregnant if you will want to keep the baby.

So, again back to my question, which I think was not clear, did you stop your pills on the same day you typically do, or did you take them two days longer when you missed pills?

I think both factors apply. It takes 1–3 months to “adjust” to a birth control pill. Missing pills will also interfere with the regularity of your period and cause breakthrough bleeding.
Maybe try setting an alarm that goes off each day as a reminder to take the pill until it becomes more habitual.

One thing…do NOT miss your pills. It can reduce the effectiveness level pretty drastically. I’ll bet that most women who get pregnant while on the pill weren’t taking them religiously, missing one here and missing one there…

@Val123 True, and I doubt the majority of people take the pill at the same time every day, which is what you’re supposed to do for maximum effectiveness. Exactly the reason I switched to the NuvaRing. Not spam, I promise!

i love the nuva ring i just went on it the same reason that val did^^^ i could never remember to take my pills or even take them on time! its very important to take them!

My first missed pill was in the begginning and I took 2 pills the next day. The second missed pill was a week and a half later and i took 2 pills the next day. Im on loestrin 24 so I only have 4 sugar pills. Today i take the third pill and no period yet.

I would like to thank everyone for your advice.

@tney07 I think you might consider a different form of birth control, like the depo shot that you only have to get every 3 months. You aren’t doing very well with the daily thing. Seriously…you can mess your hormone system up by forgetting to take a pill, then doubling up the next day. PLUS you are very likely to become pregnant. I would say your rather sporadic taking of them has a lot to do with why you haven’t gotten your period yet. No telling when it’s going to show up, either.

I know very little about Loestrin 24, it is supposed to give you much lighter periods, and maybe because you bled a little already your period is going to be super light?? Did you take a pregnancy test? You still might get your period today, the double pill near the end of the month may have spiked the amount of hormone just enough to push your period off for half a day. If you don’t get your period by this evening I think you should take a pregnancy test.

I disagree with @Val123 about the shot. Once that shot is in you its in you and if you feel like shit on it there is nothing you can do. Hopefully next month you will be better about taking the pill now that you are getting used to it. I used to take mine at night, because in the morning I woke very early for school, but then on the weekends I would sleep until noon sometimes. Night time was more consistant for me.

@JLeslie I haven’t needed birth control in a few years! The only thing that was available back then was the pill (and/or an IUD.) Depo is the only one I know anything about because of my girls, but surely there are other contraceptives out that that you don’t have to take every day. I’m really concerned….she could really mess her system up by missing a pill every other week, then doubling up the next day….

@Val123 It’s just her first month on the pill, lets give her a chance.

@tney07 Maybe you should use condoms or spermacide for a couple of months while you get used to using the pill, just to be safe. Obviously, you want to be responsible, that is evident by the fact that you went out and made sure you got the pill to prevent pregnancy. I am sure your boyfriend will understand.

Thank you so much JLeslie. I havent started my period yet so I’m going to take one tomorrow. I’ll use condoms next month.

Good luck tney. Let us know….

I took a generic pregnancy test today. It was negative after 2 minutes, which was the time it said it would take. Then maybe after 5 minutes it looked positive. So idk. I’ll jus wait to see if i get any other symptoms or if i miss my period again.

@tney07 Not accceptable. You have to go to the doctor and get a blood test for pregnancy. Call and tell the nurse what is happening and they should let you come in and get the blood test.

Absolutely go to a doctor. You don’t want to continue on birth control if you’re pregnant. Are you ready for kids? If not, you have some decisions to make, and the sooner the better.

The docter dont think i need a blood test since my test wass negative. I guess I’ll find out for sure in a couple weeks if i miss my period again. If i do miss my period this month too then they’ll give me a blood test.

Blood test for what? What did they test for that was negative?

@Val123 I think they are talking about pregnancy; if you look into older posts you’ll see the OP used an over-the-counter pregnancy test before going to the doctor.

Still, @tney07 – be careful. If there’s any chance you’re pregnant, continuing taking birth control could greatly harm the fetus. Use condoms instead of the pill until your next period comes (or doesn’t come) as scheduled.