BCP Not Working Anymore?
cross-posted to birthcontrol community
Hey everyone, So I can't find anything about my particular problem anywhere online, so I'm hoping that someone here has had a similar experience and can help me out. I've been taking Micronor (progestin-only) for 6 years straight, normal use. I got a period like once a year, randomly. Other than that, no period, which is common on this pill.
Last July, I got a period on my birthday (that was fun) after having not gotten one in a year or so, which happens once in a while so I didn't think much of it. But then I got another period in November, and then one in December, one in January, and now one again in February, getting more and more regular each time. I've also noticed my skin clearing up a great deal. I had never had skin problems before I began taking the pill 6 years ago. For 6 years I've had awful skin problems, and now they are clearing up drastically, at the same time that I am starting to get regular periods back, the way they were before I started taking BCP.
What is going on here? Is my BCP just not working anymore? I'm not doing anything differently, no medications, other pills or vitamins, no weight loss/gain, no drastic daily routine changes. Is it possible that Micronor just stopped working for me after 6 years of continual use?
Hey everyone, So I can't find anything about my particular problem anywhere online, so I'm hoping that someone here has had a similar experience and can help me out. I've been taking Micronor (progestin-only) for 6 years straight, normal use. I got a period like once a year, randomly. Other than that, no period, which is common on this pill.
Last July, I got a period on my birthday (that was fun) after having not gotten one in a year or so, which happens once in a while so I didn't think much of it. But then I got another period in November, and then one in December, one in January, and now one again in February, getting more and more regular each time. I've also noticed my skin clearing up a great deal. I had never had skin problems before I began taking the pill 6 years ago. For 6 years I've had awful skin problems, and now they are clearing up drastically, at the same time that I am starting to get regular periods back, the way they were before I started taking BCP.
What is going on here? Is my BCP just not working anymore? I'm not doing anything differently, no medications, other pills or vitamins, no weight loss/gain, no drastic daily routine changes. Is it possible that Micronor just stopped working for me after 6 years of continual use?