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Q: birth control pill effective date ?

asked by: steely77 on June 12th, 2008

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I gave birth to my first baby 7 weeks ago. I re-started my birth control pill (Mircette) on May 31st. My first period since my pregnancy began on June 9th. I have nearly completed 2 weeks on the pill. In the patient instructions it states that if I take my first birth control pill on the first day of my period I do not need to use a back-up method of birth control once my period is complete. Can I assume that when my period is over I can safely have sex without the risk of pregnancy?

My OB/GYN office has a standard answer that I have to complete a full pack of birth control pills before I can have sex without using a back-up method of protection . . . but that doesn't seem to be the case from what I have read online and from the patient instructions.

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Dr. Nikola

replied on June 16th, 2008

Doctor

If you start the pills on the first day of your period you don't need additional contraception (condom). So, in your case you can safely have sex without the risk of pregnancy. if you start in Sunday after the period started you need additional contraception for the next 7 days.
You OB/GYN office gave you that standard advice to use additional contraception for a whole month probably because they wanted higher security. I don't think you need additional contraception for that long.

Dr. Nikola

replied on June 16th, 2008

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