Are you asking how long it takes for you to be covered by them? Well I know what the directions are for my brand of pill, but for all of them I would say to be 100% safe, after your first month.

Nah, i'm asking during the month...Like when am I not covered. Is it the first 7 days after I start a new pack??


Blu

Your always covered... After the first month...

Yep.. As long as you don't miss any days you are covered all month long

I read in the booklet thingy something about using back up methods for the first 7 days after you start the new pack of pills.


Blu

Hey,
it's just the first 7 days after you begin the first pack of pills, not the first 7 days of every month. Though i'm not quite sure why this is, in theory if you're on the pills and taking them correctly you shouldn't ovulate. I think it may be because in the days leading up to begining pills you may have begun to ovulate - but don't quote me on that. The deal with birth control pills is that if you take them *perfectly* you should be 99.9% covered 24 hours a day 7 days a week, any week of the month. However, as we all no - taking them perfectly is a challenge to say the least - it's not like we can sit around and wait to take pills every day, so the actaul effectiveness is around 93% due largely to human failure. Use a condom also to be sure - between the two methods you'd have to have some seriously stong sperm to make a baby!
Best of luck to you blu
~ laura