Althea is a 21-cycle birth-control pill. Althea can effectively protect you and your girlfriend from an unplanned pregnancy if she takes the pill daily without mistake. You should wait to have unprotected sex (and ejaculate inside her) for a couple of months after she's been taking the pill. Until then, you should use a condom during sex to prevent pregnancy. The pull-out method is not a reliable method for birth control.

a couple of months??? really? i was sure that you were just as protected if you had taken the pill for 7 days,one full week of active pills...??? I personally waited one month just to be super safe but I was told I was protected after just a week on the pill(though the first month of spotting kind of put a damper on things anyway haha)

my doctor told me that as soon as you take the pill, you're protected. i didnt have sex until about 3 months after i started taking the pill. my boyfriend usually ejaculated inside, and i never got pregnant. probably wait a week, and then indulge!

i think it is effective as soon as you take it only if you begin it with the start of your period...otherwise if you start it any other time you need to wait 7 days...

I take my pill everyday but not at exactly the same time. Am I still protected if there is a possibility he went inside of me?

It lowers the effectiveness when you don't take it correctly. How far off are you from taking your pill on time every day?

My girlfriend also experience dizzyness and headaches often lately after being on the pill, just curious... anyone on the same pill shares the same side effects?

im on the dianette pill myself and i do suffer headaches an it has only been since taking them, i havent let it put me off tho as its not everyday! but i was told that if i take the 1st pill ever on the 1st day of my period i was protected straight away, though i would obviously wait those seven days till i wasnt having my period! ive been taking it now since june last year and so far so good, do not use any other form of contraception so for its been safe to do so chongguo, hope this helps x

i took althea BCP last tuesday and i didnt have my period yet, (im suppose to have it 2 weeks from now). im currently on the 3rd pill now. how long will it take for Althea to be effective?

i just want to know if 1 month i dont take the pills then after a month i take again the althea pills. it is possible that i will get pregnat?

It is possible to get pregnant if you have unprotected sex during the month your not taking them. If ur not taking them then ur not protected if you have unprotected sex.

If you don't want to be a father its well worth the wait tokep using condoms. Think of it this way, would ejaculating inside of her be worth unwanted unplanned parenthood?

ok this is what happened to me they say to wait a few months to see if the dosage is strong enough for her i was on it then 2 months in i had in between spotting and i went to the doctor and they gave me something stronger if she is feeling symtoms tell her to take it at night before bed and grab a snack before you take it but after a month or so and she has no spotting as long as both of you are comfortable with the situation you will be fine

ANY type of oral birth control takes a week to start working to prevent unplanned pregnancy. If you take it on your first day of your period it STILL takes a week. Your body does take a few months to adjust to the pill. Weight gain, spotting, headaches, bloating, yadayadayada. They are all normal so don't worry! I hope this helps because a lot of these posts are giving wrong information. When you get your birth control from your doctor, drill them! Haha no question is a bad question when it comes to your health!

ANY type of oral birth control takes a week to start working to prevent unplanned pregnancy. If you take it on your first day of your period it STILL takes a week. Your body does take a few months to adjust to the pill. Weight gain, spotting, headaches, bloating, yadayadayada. They are all normal so don't worry! I hope this helps because a lot of these posts are giving wrong information. When you get your birth control from your doctor, drill them! Haha no question is a bad question when it comes to your health!

hi i was also prescribed by my Ob to take althea pilkls beacuse of my super delayed abnormal menstruation period...she said that i should take them for only 3 months and observe afterwards...i already finished the 3rd month of taking the pill..my question is am i still protected? ever since my bf did not "came" inside but he wants to because he wants to know how it feels....can you pls help me?

if you are no longer taking birth control pills, no he cannot ejaculate inside you!
once you stop using birth control correctly and effectively you are not protected at all.

this is my first time to use althea but i haven't have my period yet & my husband & i haven't had sex. should i wait for my period to come before taking the 1st pill?

as long as you are sure that your not pregnant you can start taking pills even if your not having your period. i've tried that already and it works. How much is the Althea?