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Q: Started Pill - backup method for the first few days?
asked by: jijikiki on October 29th, 2007
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Hi I started my period on Tuesday and the pill next Sunday. Was I supposed to used a backup method for the first few days? For how long? What are the chances of getting pregnat if I did not used a backup method?
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Georgia59
replied on October 29th, 2007
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Re: Started Pill - Backup Method For the First Few Days?
jijikiki wrote:
Hi I started my period on Tuesday and the pill next Sunday. Was I supposed to used a backup method for the first few days? For how long? What are the chances of getting pregnat if I did not used a backup method?



Hi, welcome to the forum!

If you started your pill on Sunday you should've used backup for seven days (until the next sunday). Since you didn't start it within a few days of the start of your period, you weren't protected right away. When did you have sex?

No one can know the exact chances of you getting pregnant before those seven days. You can only take a test to find out.
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jijikiki
replied on October 29th, 2007
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I had sex next tuesday. One week after I started my period and I had taken 2 pills already
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Georgia59
replied on October 29th, 2007
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Then you weren't protected. I'd just get a home pregnancy test.
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ruwierd2
replied on October 30th, 2007
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My doc told me I had to use back up for the first whole month
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Georgia59
replied on October 30th, 2007
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I don't know why some doctors say that, because all of the packages and drug companies and planned parenthood doctors say a week.

Not that I'm doubting you ruwired2, I'm just saying that there is a definite discrepancy.
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Tylanas
replied on October 30th, 2007
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I'm tending to agree with Georgia since that's what all of my doctors and the products themselves have told me.
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Georgia59
replied on October 31st, 2007
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I would think a lot of drug companies would get sued if you actually had to wait a month, because all the packaging says a week and girls would be getting pregnant all over.
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