Birth Control Forum - Birth control shot effective ?

Womens Health > Birth Control Forum > Birth control shot effective ?

Birth control is helpful in preventing pregnancy. Need to know more about birth control? Start here to learn more about popular methods of birth control....

Q: Birth control shot effective ?

asked by: ruby31220 on January 1st, 2008

New User

My doctor gave me my first birth contrl shot, but it wasn't the first day of my period. It wasn't even time for my period to come on. Is my shot still effective??

Replies(1)

Tylanas

replied on January 1st, 2008

Especially eHealthy

Of course, after one week. Why wouldn't it be? You need to wait one week because that's how long (potentially) an egg can ovulate and be viable in, so once you've waited that week, then you're safe.

The ONLY advantage to getting the shot during your period is instant protection without the one-week wait.

Learn About Us

Get Help

Join In

Do More

We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health
information:
verify here.

The site is not a replacement for professional medical opinion, examination, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your medical doctor or other qualified health professional before starting any new treatment or making any changes to existing treatment. Do not delay seeking or disregard medical advice based on information written by any author on this site. No health questions and information on eHealth Forum is regulated or evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration and therefore the information should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease without the supervision of a medical doctor. Posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author, and not the administrators, moderators, or editorial staff and hence eHealth Forum and its principals will accept no liabilities or responsibilities for the statements made. Schizophrenia health sitemap.
This page was last updated on January 1, 2009.
© 2008 eForums, Inc