Hi, A week ago today, I woke up at around 5-6 am with abdominal cramping, nausea, and ran to the bathroom. I had bad diarrhea (several watery stools) until around 7:30 am when the medicine I took kicked in. I've been using the mini-pill now for several months after switching. I take it every day at ...

Hi, So, I'm having a lot of anxiety about birth control pills and blood clots. I was on Yasmin for 5 months, went off it for a bit, and am now supposed to be starting Sprintec. I didn't have any warning symptoms or bad experience with blood clots during those 5 months. But, when I went for the presc...

So I got my withdrawal bleed today after freaking out a bit beforehand, and after a few hours I went to go change my pad, when I noticed something kind of strange there. I saw this string-like piece of long, rubbery, white tissue with blood on either end on the pad. When I looked down into the toile...

Thanks for the help, I hadn't seen that page before. Now I can rest easy. I had also read somewehere else that this medicine has the potential to cause delayed withdrawal bleeds, so I guess I probably shouldn't freak out so much. I guess if I don't get my period I'll take a test before starting my n...

I took itraconazole (Sporanox) 200mg for 3 days to treat a recurring vaginal yeast infection about a week and a half ago. 4 days before that I had had unprotected sex with my boyfriend while on the pill. Since then we've used condoms every time, and plan to continue. Now I'm 3 days into my week off ...

I mean, they're normal in the sense that they're not watery at all, just slightly more frequent than usual on some occasions or with a slight sense of urgency. They might be a touch softer than usual as well but still pretty solid. Except for today's case, the other times I've had loose stool have b...

Hi, So I have a quick question about bowel movements and birth control. I'm in my second pack of Yasmin, and I've had a few days this cycle (none of them consecutive, ie Wednesday then Saturday then Monday) where I've had slightly looser bowel movements during the day after taking my pill. Not more ...