Why did you take plan b if you are taking b/c pills?

But yes it should be fine to stop using condoms.
If you start your b/c piils on the first day of your period (first day of bleeding) then you are covered straight away, if you forget a pill or if you start them on any day other than the first day of your period then you need to use a back up method for 7 days.

Double check with the leaflet in your b/c pill box as some may have a slightly different guide - I think seasonale needs to be taken for 4 weeks before you stop using condoms (could be wrong I know one of them is like that).

No, seasonale is just like any other monophasic pill with 30 mcg of estrogen, you only take it for 7 days for it to be effective. The seasonale leaflet explains this.

Any monophasic birth control regimin can be used to skip periods, and female gyn docs have been doing it for years.. Before seasonale, women just used their regular pill, but seasonale has a nice packing..

I took the plan b because it was the first week of taking my birthcontrol (lutera) and he came inside me. So right after we went and got the plan b. The pharmacist said continue the birth control. And I took them at the same time everyday and now i've come to the 1st "sugar" pill I guess they're called. So I just wanted to know if it's okay for us to have unprotected sex w/o me having to worry about being pregnant.

Yes, you are protected during your placebo week!

Also, you do not need to use a backup for 7 days on your next pill pack, that is only for the very first pack.

ok I know there is one of them that needs to be taken for 4 weeks - just not sure which but if you check your leaflet it will tell you about your specific pill.


and yes, totally true, it is only the first pack that you need 7 days back up protection. And as before if you forget a pill (more than 12 hours late) as a rule but again check the leaflet for your specific pill, as the pop (progesterone only pill or mini pill) has to be taken within an hour or so each day.

Doctors often will tell women to wait or use backup for a month, but that is simply because so many women miss pills and screw up during the first month.

No pill requires a ful month, but the pop pill requires a different timefranme of waiting.

Thank you all very much!