My period is gone…?
I take birth control pills so every month I get a period during my week off from pills. And the rest-from-pills-week started last Friday so I haven’t been taking my pills for a week now. But I haven’t gotten my period at all so I’m wondering if I should start a new sheet of pills as it’s been a week already, or wait till my period is back. I’m pretty under weight but my period has been consistent, so if this is from being under weight it’s my first experience. But I have lost weight recently which is why my friend recommended ED treatment (which I’ve started recently), so maybe my period is gone from being under weight??? Should I talk to a doctor???
@nyanpupu517 Checking in with your doctor is generally a good idea. A number of factors can affect a period, weight is just one. So it's possible it's multiple factors for you. When on birth control pills, it's not actually a true period anyway, it's a withdrawal bleed.
Generally, if you do not take the pill with active ingredients as scheduled your birth control pills are not offering their usual level of protection, especially if it's more than 2 days so it's best to use another birth control method if you do that until you can check in with your doctor.
If there is ever a chance you could be pregnant, testing is a good idea. I have done it even when probability seemed incredibly low, it's a fairly simple thing to rule out.