How does birth control allow you to skip your period?

If your on birth control how does that make you able to skip your period?


Also, how much of a weight gain is there?How does birth control allow you to skip your period?
You can skip your period by not taking the 7 placebo tablets at the end of the packet and immediately starting the new packet. This maintains your hormone levels so you don't have a withdrawal bleed or period. It's a good way of skipping your period, however you may get some spotting in the next month.





Weight gain varies person to person and pill to pill. Personally I didn't have any weight gain when I start taking the pill, but I know of some women who have.How does birth control allow you to skip your period?
First you NEED to get doctor approval to skip your pills and possibly skip your period.





Even then, you may not skip your period, and there is a good chance that you will screw up your cycle for months.





I tried to skip my period, and not only did I still get it, I screwed my cycle up for months.





Talk to your DOCTOR and get approval from them to do it. And don't do it that often either, as its not healthy for your body.
there is information on this at a website i found.