Combined Oral Contraceptive PillsI often skip my period by missing the inactive tablets in my Pill packet. Is it safe to continue doing this or should I let my body have a period every once in a while to give it a “break”?
Research done in the early ‘90s confirmed that it is safe for women to take the hormone pills in their pill packet continuously and miss the non-active sugar pills altogether if they want to skip a period. It is recommended however, that women have a period every three to four months, as no-one knows if it is safe to go for years without a break, since it hasn’t been studied. Some women like having a monthly bleed to reassure them that they are not pregnant, but many women prefer not to have one at all. It is quite safe to manipulate pill cycles – after all, the periods women have on the Pill are completely artificial and the body doesn’t really care if it has a fake period every 4 weeks, or every 12 weeks. Some women start to feel a bit bloated after a few weeks, or will start to spot bleed, so if this happens they will be more comfortable having a break. The only thing that women need to be cautious of is if they are taking a triphasic pill, where there are three different strengths
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