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Q: Question..help Please?

asked by: BrokenHope on June 28th, 2006

New User

I've been on birth control for over a month now, i'm on my 4th pill in my second pack. On my first pack I took every single pill except taking one maybe 1hr late one night and give or take a few minutes here and there.

Also on my first pack when I took my sugar pills, I didn't get my period but someone told me it was normal and my body isn't adjusted to it yet?

Question is, apparently after 1 month it's suppose to be active if taken correctly. My boyfriend and I have done it about 4 times recently and each time he went inside me,what are the odds of me getting pregnant, or do you think I should be ok?..

I'm not so much worried becuase i'm trusting the pill right now, but sometimes can get a lttle paraniod after a while and I don't want to eventuall put stress on myself and delay my next period..Anyone help me on this please?

Replies(4)

littlesqueaks

replied on June 28th, 2006

Experienced User

If this is the first time that you have been on any type of birth control then it is normal to have some worry. It is hard to depend on just a small daily pill to prevent pregnancy. I know the first time that I was place on the deprvera (spelling?) which is a every 3 month shot I was worried and took at least 5 preg. Test in the first year that I was on it. Because I do know that with this paticular shot you do not have a cycle so the worry was that much worse. So don't be affraid to ease your worries by taking a test. Taking them a few "minutes" late shouldn't make much of a difference it's usually missed "days" good luck and I hope all goes well for you

Carifairy

replied on June 28th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Some women do skip a period while on birth control, without even trying!

Important things to remember..

Saint johns wort

antibiotics will bith reduce the effectiveness of birth control.

Birth control is effective after 7 days of taking it, not one month. Docs usually say one month because they really want to stress the importance of taking it everyday! But read your pill pack, it is effective after 7 days.

BrokenHope

replied on June 29th, 2006

New User

Yeah I haven't taken any kind of antibiotics, as soon as I heard it can reduce the effectiveness and it's not really that good for you I havent taken any, not even advil for headaches, I don't want to risk it..

But I should be okay right? It's just a bit frightening to trust a little pill to protect getting pregnant because it was weird when he went in me all those times because its like...Ok is this working properly now? Lol

Carifairy

replied on June 29th, 2006

Extremely eHealthy

Advil etc... Is okay

just a few things out there you need to watch, that's all. =)

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