Your period will come at the end of the pack, which is 21 days after you started your pill.

The spotting you’re experiencing is one of the side effects of the pill that is temporary. Your body is getting used to the pill and irregular spotting during the first 3 months of being on the pill is common. The spotting should go away as you get closer to the 3 month mark of being on Alesse.

Yes you are okay to start your new pill. This new pill should be able to regulate your period a lot better so that you won’t have spotting every two weeks.

Am I just being paranoid? I haven’t missed periods, as I have been getting them every two weeks. I have just been reading so much about birth control side effects and they always seem to come with information on signs of pregnancy.

I missed a pill in my first pack before I went to bed one night (about 2.5 months ago) and took it the next morning. I didn’t want to run into this again so I started taking it at 3pm – this time works well for me and I’ve been consistent with it. Like I said, I have been getting my period every 2 weeks from the start..

Am I ok to start my new pill?

If you are already on the pill, continue the pack until you are ready to take a pregnancy test. The earliest detection of pregnancy can be detected with first response. First response detects pregnancy 6 days before your missed period.

If you are not on the pill, I would advise you to go see your doctor to get a pregnancy test first. Once confirmed you are not pregnant, then you can start your pills.

When your doctor prescribed you the pill, did he/she not explain to you how to take the pills or any information on the pill including regular side effects, serious side effects, what to do when you miss a pill, etc? If you have not been informed of this information I would highly recommend you talk to your doctor first and have him/her explain to you all the information you need to know before you start the pill.

I’m not sure but I can’t say it has never happened before. You can wait until you get your next period to find out if you are pregnant. If you don’t get your period then you should take a pregnancy test. If you do get your period, you are not pregnant.

You can take Plan B as well as use back up contraception for the next week. I would recommend you see your doctor today to get Plan B.

As long as you took it, you should be fine. Your risk for pregnancy decreases if you take it around the same time every day. If you want to stay protected, it is best you take the pill every day around the same time, every time.

If you started taking Alesse on the first day or the Sunday of your period, it should start working right away. But if you started the pill in any other way while you are not having your period, then it is recommended you wait until you finish the first pack of pills before you have sex. It is also very important that you do not miss any pills during the first pack because the pill will lose effectiveness every time you miss a pill.

The pill will continue to be effective as long as you take it within a one hour window. If you took your pill at 8pm it can be taken anytime between 7pm and 9pm.

Breakthrough bleeding/spotting can occur for many reasons. 1) If you just started on the pill, breakthrough bleeding or spotting can occur during the first 3 months of the pill because your body is adjusting to the pill. 2) When taking other medications, ie. antibiotics, the medication prescribed may interact with the pill decreasing the effectiveness of the pill. In this case, you will get your period. 3) If any pills were missed or not taken at the same time every day, the pill will be less effective and breakthrough bleeding/spotting will occur. If none of the above is the case for you, I would advise you to make an appointment with your doctor and let him/her know about the unexpected bleeding.