Is it dangerous to continuously use the ';active'; birth control pills and skip the placebo's?

Instead of using the placebo's in my 28 day birth control pills, could I just continue with the active pills so I don't get my period? Or would that mess something up? Would I be likely to get pregnant if I did this? Or would it cause any health problems or anything?Is it dangerous to continuously use the ';active'; birth control pills and skip the placebo's?
You should be ok as long as all three weeks of active pills are the same color. It might cause some harmless spotting, though.





(By the way, if each week is a different color, meaning different levels of hormones, you could get pregnant doing that)Is it dangerous to continuously use the ';active'; birth control pills and skip the placebo's?
could I just continue with the active pills so I don't get my period?





No its call cycling you may have spotting until your body adjust to the hormones Continuously








Or would that mess something up?





No bc its not a period what you experience with the pill its withdrawl from the hormones. Your body is used to the hormones for 3 weeks and then you stop so your body reacts by bleeding. T he linning in your uterus is not thickening so there is nothing to shed monthly





Would I be likely to get pregnant if I did this?





No as long as you take your pill everyday at the same time for atleats 4 weeks then you are protected.











Or would it cause any health problems or anything?


If you plan on doing this for the remainder of your life then yes. If you plan to be on birth control temporarily then no. I did it for 1 year and then decided to do natural family planning to prevent pregnancy
You can do this if you have a monophasic (all three active weeks are the same color) pill. If your pills are different colors you will need to switch to a different pill.





It is not dangerous, and some studies have shown reduced female cancers correlating with having fewer periods. Most female gynecologists actually do this with their birth control. Be warned, it may take your body quite some time to get used to this set up. I did this with my nuvaring and had annoying spotting through out my cycle. This ends, but can take months.





This will make you no more likely to get pregnant. But if you do get pregnant while taking the pill it may take you longer to realize it because you aren't having periods.
When birth control pills originally came out, there were no placebos. They were put in the pack because women didn't like NOT getting their period because they always wondered if they were pregnant. Adding the placebos gave the woman back her period and the reassurance that she did not conceive that month.





So placebos aren't necessary. A new birth control pill called seasonale that only gives you a week of placebos once every three months. So only 4 periods a year. Years before that was available , doctors would recommend skipping the placebo if your period was going to coincide with an important event (vacation, wedding, ect).





I honestly don't know the long term ramifications of not taking the placebos but doing it for a few months is fine. Ask your doctor how long she would recommend skipping the placebo.
There is no medical reason to have a period once a month while on the pill however a period is necessary at least 2 to 3 times a year to keep the lining of the uterus from becoming to thick. Hence, the 4 periods a year thing that has become so popular. Having only a few periods a year does not change the effectiveness of your birth control as long as you are still taking it everyday as instructed.
I wouldnt do it! If you dont want to get your period maybe you shd consider switching birth control pills... try seasonique... that one you only get a period 3 times a year.


Theres a reason why they have the pacebos in there... Any sort of prescription, pill or medicine you shd always take as directed!
It can because your uterine lining builds up and on the fourth week you're supposed to shed it and thus have your period. If it keeps building up and never sheds, well I think that could present problems. Just let it shed every months, unless you have having a big even come up. A week shouldn't hurt, but over time it can. Good luck!
No, my mom did that, and she's fine.


Her doctor said it was okay too.


EDIT:


My mom had been doing that for years, and she hasn't had any health problems.


All her pills were the same color, so it wasn't different levels of hormones.


She's not on the pill anymore though, because my dad got a vasectomy.
It won't mess anything up to continue taking the ';active'; pills. That's basically the idea with the new Pill called Seasonique, to make u skip your period. According to them, there is no medical reason for you have a period each month.
It shouldn't cause an issue if it's the 28 day pills, but I would still talk to the pharmacy you're getting your pills from just to make sure. Depending on the brand and how high the dosages are.
You should have at least 2 period per year. There are birth control pills that give you 4 per year. These are Seasonique and Seasonale.
No, not dangerous. This has become a commonly accepted practice.
I'm not sure... but aren't placebos essentially just sugar?? They are ineffective, right? I think maybe you should ask a doctor.
It is fine, that's why certain birth control pills come in three month sets.
DOCTOR !!!!!! dont ask yahoo answers
The pill is dangerous, and contributes to breast cancer no matter how you slice it.