You are here:
- Home
- Teens
- Health for Teens
- Birth Control
- Yasmin-taking active pill in inactive stage.
Birth Control/Yasmin-taking active pill in inactive stage.
Advertisement
Question
HI
I'd like to know if you could please help me. I have been on Yasmin for just more then a year. Yesterday i started my new set of pills. The pills i use to buy were the 28 pills package. However i was only able to buy the 21 pill package (no inactive pills, this is new for me).
I started the new pack with an active pill for Monday. However after taking it i realized that i made a big mistake, and that i wasn't meant to take any pills because i am still meant to be on the inactive stage (3rd day-Monday. Today will be the 4th day Tuesday). This has never happened to me before. I'd like to know what i should do now. Am i need great risk of getting pregnant?
Waiting for your advice.
Thank-you.
Misaki,
If you start your pills without going through an inactive phase, you'll be fine. What will happen though, is that most likely you will not have a period. Some women actually purposely skip their inactive pills and go straight to their active pills to purposely skip their periods. I do this once in a while with my birth control as well, if my period is going to be arriving at an inconvenient time, like while camping for example.
Just keep taking them as usual, and don't worry if you miss your period. You are not at any extra risk of getting pregnant.
Hope I could help,
Lyndsay
Related Articles
- Missed Period – Skip Period – Skipped or Missed Period
- Combination Birth Control Pills - How to Use Combination Birth Control Pills
- Skip Your Period - How to Skip Your Period Using The Pill
- The Pill – Why Did You Use the Pill?
- The Pill - Birth Control Pills - Contraception - Information For Teens
Answers by Expert:
Lyndsay Mercier
Expertise
I can answer questions regarding birth control options and their effectiveness, which one might be right for you, where you can get birth control,possible side effects, insurance and pharmacy issues, and any other question you may have!
Experience
I am trained in Sexual Health Peer Education, and have extensive training regarding birth control and STIs. I am also a volunteer for Planned Parenthood, a leading provider of low-cost birth control.
On a more personal note, I got pregnant at the age of 15 so I can tell you which methods do not work. I am also a current user of birth control and have had personal experience with a number of different methods.
Organizations
I am the President of Northern Michigan University's chapter of VOX:Voices for Planned Parenthood, which is a student organization focusing on sexual health and education, unplanned pregnancy prevention, and STI prevention.
Publications
I have written an article regarding my teen pregnancy story which will be published on www.teenwire.com on June 24th.
Education/Credentials
I am currently a senior at Northern Michigan University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology and Gender Studies. I am trained and certified in Sexual Health Peer Education and am currently teaching a college course focusing on STI prevention.
©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.