Hello Scarletteen staff! I stopped taking my birth control 5 weeks ago and I haven't gotten my period yet. Right after I stopped the pill I got my withdrawal bleeding (enough for super tampons some days). I'm just wondering if it's normal that I haven't gotten my period yet. Before the pill my perio...

Hey Sexperts! I was just wondering, do preventative vaccines (those required by schools) decrease the Pill's effectiveness in any way. I would ask my Dr. but my mother is coming to my routine check up today and doesn't know that I am on the pill, so I can't tell my Dr. about it. I'm really nervous a...

Hi Scarleteen Staff! Happy Fourth Of July to all of you in the U.S.! I am on my the last day (Saturday) of my second week of my fourth pack of combination birth control pills. For the past 3 months I experienced period like breakthrough bleeding that started on the Thursday or Friday of my second we...

Thanks for the reply! My boyfriend and I use condoms for every PIV sexual encounter except 3 occasions and that was one of them. I'm usually very confident in the condom + birth control combination, and so the sickness plus not using a condom is what's causing me to freak out a little. I told my boy...

Another birth control question here! Last Friday I got sick (today is Wednesday) and I'm not quite sure what it is. I have nausea, loss of appetite, I used to have a fever and my stool has been looser than normal, but it has not been more frequent even though I've felt the urge to "go" mor...

okay thank you so much! I hope they go away soon

Hi Scarletteen its me again with another birth control pill question. I've been through almost two cycles of the pill (2 active and placebo week left) and in the past 2-3 weeks I've noticed that I've been getting super irritable and crying and getting angry for no reason at all. It's gotten to the p...

Thank you so much for your help! The reason why I'm a bit paranoid about pregnancy is because my parents are very religious and have very clearly said what they think about girls who have sex before they are married. I do not share the same beliefs as my parents, however if I get pregnant then they'...

I got my Birth Control from Planned Parenthood, should I just call the office? I don't really know how this works haha. The first few weeks I had sex (PIV) I was extremel anxious about pregnancy because it was new, but after I got my period I wasn't worried at all and haven't been until this bleedin...

Hi Heather it's me again, I waited a few days to see if the bleeding has stopped but it has not yet. I am currently on day 4 and it is still continuing to bleed and I am also getting cramps. This feels like one of my periods, however my active pills are not finished until Sunday and it is Thursday. ...

Hi this is my first post on Scarletteen, but I have been using this website for sex education for a long time now. Thank you for this useful information! I started a low estrogen birth control combination pill (Aubra) 2 weeks ago on the first day of my period.I have taken it every night at exactly 1...