The exact etymology of the nickname is unknown, but most folklore believe its roots come from the fact that tar, pitch, and turpentine created from the vast pine forests were some of North Carolina's most important exports early in the state's history.
Confidence votes 158. While on birth control, your periods should last just as long as when you're not on birth control. Some women regularly experience 2-3 day periods while other women can regularly experience 6-8 day periods.t the end of the cycle, yes, you have a period, then you start the next cycle of pills. More r â¦ ecently, doctors have begun prescribing birth-control pill cycles which completely suppress a woman's period. There is some controversy about whether this is healthy or will have negative health effects in the long term.
Birth control is only 99% effective. Which means that 1 in 100 women will get pregnant while taking birth control as directed. Other things can affect your chances of conceiving while on this pill, like missing pills and taking antibiotics. It's unlikely to get pregnant while you're on your period-but not impossible.