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BigGuy18
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Is sex safe during the placebo week?
Posted: 09-10-07 18:39pm
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My girlfriend has been on birth control
for about 5 years ( WOW in my opinion  ). I worry every
time we have sex. And i can not seem to
get over this and it is beginning to cause
me problems. My girlfriend always starts
her period a day late. This is said to be
because her BC pills are a little to
strong. ( This was said by her
Gynecologist ). That I understand. But
today we had sex. Today was the day that
she diddn't start her period. ( Meaning
she stopped taking the pills yesterday and
today was the day she was getting stuff
out of her system i guess). Well... she
wanted to ejaculate inside of her for the
first time... It was kinda forced almost.
Now I am completely freaking out. I have
never been able to fully now worry. Im
sorry. I just dont see how people do it
lol. I dont understand how to not worry
about it. But i am just absolutely
freaking out over this. I have never done
this and i just dont know what to do. I am
so scared she is going to be pregnant.
There are to many factors of BC for me to
understand. Should she take an EC? I dont
want her to be put through that or an
abortion or anything like that. She is my
life and i have no idea what to do!.
Please. Anything. Anybody?
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Re: Please Help Me Understanding Things.
Posted: 09-10-07 19:33pm
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| BigGuy18
wrote: | | My girlfriend has been on
birth control for about 5 years ( WOW in
my opinion ). I worry every
time we have sex. And i can not seem to
get over this and it is beginning to cause
me problems. My girlfriend always starts
her period a day late. This is said to be
because her BC pills are a little to
strong. ( This was said by her
Gynecologist ). That I understand. But
today we had sex. Today was the day that
she diddn't start her period. ( Meaning
she stopped taking the pills yesterday and
today was the day she was getting stuff
out of her system i guess). Well... she
wanted to ejaculate inside of her for the
first time... It was kinda forced almost.
Now I am completely freaking out. I have
never been able to fully now worry. Im
sorry. I just dont see how people do it
lol. I dont understand how to not worry
about it. But i am just absolutely
freaking out over this. I have never done
this and i just dont know what to do. I am
so scared she is going to be pregnant.
There are to many factors of BC for me to
understand. Should she take an EC? I dont
want her to be put through that or an
abortion or anything like that. She is my
life and i have no idea what to do!.
Please. Anything.
Anybody? |
If I understand this question correctly,
you are asking if she is still protected
even during her 'period' week. The answer
is YES, she is protected.
When you take birth control pills you do
not ovulate. You must ovulate to have a
baby. So no ovulation = no pregnancy.
The beauty of birth control pills are a
lighter and often shorter period. YAY!
Relax.
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Keeba88
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Posted: 09-10-07 19:56pm
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Yep its true...your safe. And i have been
on BC now for well going on four months
and up until thsi last month we have used
a condom during that week because i was
unsure just like you. But since i found
this site i know for sure that its safe.
If you ask to see the packet that comes
wtih each BD pack it does say it somewhere
in there lol if might take u awhile to
find cause its very fine print and a lot
of words. But i can truly say it gets to
my bf to but it helped for him to see it
from an actual medical source and just not
from what someone said on here. So ask the
gf to see it...y bf reads its all the time
and it doesn't affend me so she should be
fine with it. GOOD LUCK HUN! 
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BigGuy18
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Posted: 09-10-07 20:48pm
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Thanks a lot. I am just unsure about BC i
guess because i am a guy and am not to
familiar with the female anatomy and how
the medicine works. I think im going to
familiarize myself with all the stuff and
see how i take that. Thanks a lot
everyone. I really appreciate it.
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Keeba88
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Posted: 09-10-07 20:58pm
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not a problem...anytime. I still don't
understand fully how it works so good luck
lol but reading the packet will give you
more information..amybe not fully
understand it but def will give you a
better idea of whats going on lol those
little pills are very powerful haha
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Posted: 09-11-07 10:04am
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It's also perfectly normal not to get your
period on the first day of the placebo
week. Mine takes a couple days, usually.
This does not mean there is a risk of
pregnancy.
Relax! 
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Re:placebo Bc
Posted: 09-11-07 10:08am
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Well, let me just say that birth control
is NOT 100% effective. My daughter is
living proof of that.
I had been taking the pill for 3 years
when I got pregnant.
Antibiotics also make the pill
ineffective.
You CAN get pregnant, even on the days
that she is taking the real birth control,
not the sugar pill.
The pill is only low-90% effective. The
best way to ensure no pregnancy, is to
ALWAYS use a condom. Or spermicidal
lubricant. Something WITH the pill.
If you're still worried, get a pregnancy
test.
$20 for 2. I'm sure the other one will get
used.
Usually when a woman becomes pregnant, she
KNOWS she is pregnant. IT's the maternal
instinct kicking in. She gets that feeling
and BOOM, the test is positive.
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Re:placebo Bc
Posted: 09-11-07 10:46am
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| Marianne0558
wrote: | Well, let me just say that
birth control is NOT 100% effective. My
daughter is living proof of that.
I had been taking the pill for 3 years
when I got pregnant.
Antibiotics also make the pill
ineffective.
You CAN get pregnant, even on the days
that she is taking the real birth control,
not the sugar pill.
The pill is only low-90% effective. The
best way to ensure no pregnancy, is to
ALWAYS use a condom. Or spermicidal
lubricant. Something WITH the pill.
If you're still worried, get a pregnancy
test.
$20 for 2. I'm sure the other one will get
used.
Usually when a woman becomes pregnant, she
KNOWS she is pregnant. IT's the maternal
instinct kicking in. She gets that feeling
and BOOM, the test is
positive. |
*sigh*
Used correctly, the pill is 97-99%
effective. With "typical" use aka "I
forgot one pill" or took it late, it is
92-95% effective.
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Re:placebo Bc
Posted: 09-11-07 10:50am
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| Eiri
wrote: |
*sigh*
Used correctly, the pill is 97-99%
effective. With "typical" use aka "I
forgot one pill" or took it late, it is
92-95%
effective. |
Actually, it depends on which pill you are
using.
*sigh*
I am quoting this directly from DHEC.
"The Pill is 92-99.7% effective as birth
control."
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Posted: 09-11-07 10:51am
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Isn't that the exact same thing that I
just said?
92-95% with typical use, and 97-99% with
perfect use.
Low of 92 and high of 99. Yep.
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Posted: 09-11-07 10:54am
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| Eiri
wrote: | Isn't that the exact same
thing that I just said?
92-95% with typical use, and 97-99% with
perfect use.
Low of 92 and high of 99.
Yep. |
No, what you said was used correctly and
not used correctly.
The Pill (WHEN USED CORRECTLY) is 92-99.7%
effective as birth control.
It depends on which pill you are using.
It depends on which medications you are
using in conjunction with the pill.
and YES, it also depends on taking it
regularly.
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Posted: 09-11-07 11:04am
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I suppose it doesn't (?) make sense that
something works better when you use it
right, and works less well when you use it
incorrectly. At least, that's what I'm
sensing. You're sort of saying that
typical use and proper use are the same
thing when they're not.
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Posted: 09-11-07 11:12am
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| Eiri
wrote: | | I suppose it doesn't (?)
make sense that something works better
when you use it right, and works less well
when you use it incorrectly. At least,
that's what I'm sensing. You're sort of
saying that typical use and proper use are
the same thing when they're
not. |
I didn't mean for it to sound that way.
What I was trying to say is that even with
proper use, the pill still isn't as
effective as most people think.
I wasn't even told that antibiotics would
make the pill ineffective.
After my daughter was born, I opted for
the IUD. When I was getting it implanted,
my doctor told me that it is 99% effective
and that the pill (I was using Estrostep)
was only 93% effective when used
correctly.
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Posted: 09-11-07 13:02pm
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I agree with Eiri! Alright this is
straight out of my bc information packet:
EFFECTIVENESS OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES:
Oral contraceptive or "birth control" or
"the pill" are used to prevent pregnancy
and are more effective then other
non-surgical methods of birth control.
When they are taken correctly, the chance
of becoming pregnant is lesss than 1% (1
pregnancy per 100 women per year of use)
when used perfectly, without missing any
pills. Typical failure rates are actually
3% per year. The chance of becoming
pregnant increases with each missed pill
during a menstrual cycle.
In comparison, typical failur rates for
other methods of birth control during the
first year of use are as follows:
Implant: <1%
Injection: <1%
IUD: <1 to 2%
Diaphragm with spermicides: 20%
Spermicide alone: 26%
Vaginal sponge: 20 to 40%
Female sterilization: <1%
Male sterilization: <1%
Cervical cap: 20 to 40%
Condom alone (male): 14%
Condom alone (female): 21%
Periodic Abstinence: 25%
Withdrawl: 18%
No method: 85%
Hope that helped you better understand!
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Posted: 09-11-07 13:10pm
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| Keeba88
wrote: | I agree with Eiri! Alright
this is straight out of my bc information
packet:
EFFECTIVENESS OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES:
Oral contraceptive or "birth control" or
"the pill" are used to prevent pregnancy
and are more effective then other
non-surgical methods of birth control.
When they are taken correctly, the chance
of becoming pregnant is lesss than 1% (1
pregnancy per 100 women per year of use)
when used perfectly, without missing any
pills. Typical failure rates are actually
3% per year. The chance of becoming
pregnant increases with each missed pill
during a menstrual cycle.
In comparison, typical failur rates for
other methods of birth control during the
first year of use are as follows:
Implant: <1%
Injection: <1%
IUD: <1 to 2%
Diaphragm with spermicides: 20%
Spermicide alone: 26%
Vaginal sponge: 20 to 40%
Female sterilization: <1%
Male sterilization: <1%
Cervical cap: 20 to 40%
Condom alone (male): 14%
Condom alone (female): 21%
Periodic Abstinence: 25%
Withdrawl: 18%
No method: 85%
Hope that helped you better
understand! |
That information is from your particular
brand of birth control pill. Not all of
them work the same way.
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Posted: 09-11-07 15:23pm
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Yeah, actually, all combined hormone pills
do work the same way.
And taking antibiotics or other
medications with them and not using backup
birth control is considered incorrect use.
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