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BC question

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:07 pm
by linsey17
It's me again! Lol. Just been doing some research and I had a few questions. I take lo loestrin fe btw.
I left a pack in my purse in a hot kitchen at work for about 5 hours. Did this make the pills ineffective?
The bleeding stopped a couple days after I originally posted here. But I just started bleeding again and I'm on the 7th day of my second pack. Is this normal? Or is it an indication that the pills are ineffective/ a pill didn't properly absorb? I took the pill 20 min late last night if that matters?
The pamphlet said one of the symptoms is spotting or bleeding between periods, but I still can't help but wonder.
Thanks in advance!

Re: BC question

Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 12:39 pm
by Stephanie
Ideally you don't want to carry them into the kitchen all the time, but they should be find from one shift. Spotting is a normal side effect of the pill, there's no way for anyone here or elsewhere to know if it's normal or abnormal spotting - we can simply say it is a typical side effect of the pill. I'd suggest if you don't always backing up with condoms to be safer since you seem to be concerned with the effectiveness alone.