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Okay, here's the deal.

I am on ortho tricyclen, and last month, I started a packet as usual. I missed 3 pills in a row (days 6-8 of the month). I looked on the ortho info page and it says if you miss 3 or more white pills to throw away your pack and start a new pack. So I did that. So after 3 days of starting the new pack, I started my period. In other words, I'm on my period while in the white pills section. My question is will I have another period once I get to the green pills this month? My second question is....after this current period ends, can I start a new pack and just start all over like I usually do after a period? I am really at a loss for what to do...

I am not sexually active right now, so it doesn't matter to me if I am not protected from pregnancy for a little while. Thanks everyone!

Answers:
Just keep on the schedule. You might get a period on the green ones, you might not. Just make sure you turn that little clicker every day so you know when to start the next pack. Keep it on schedule.

If you miss 3 in a row again, or so much as 2 in a row, you'll likely get a period, just FYI.

The point of the pill is to trick your body into thinking it's already pregnant so it won't ovulate. When the progesterone level drops, it sends a signal to slough the uterus. So don't miss!

Thats happened to me before. It's probably not actually your period but breakthrough bleeding. I would just continue to use the pack that you are.

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