I want to make sure my BCP (Levora) is
working (in a pregnancy prevention sense).
I've been on it for almost 3 weeks, and I
thought that if I skip the sugar pills and
go onto the next pack and I DON'T get my
period (which is supposed to be due next
week) then it should be working right?
I guess my question is, if the pill is
preventing me from menstruating, does that
mean its also preventing pregnancy?
My doctor had told me to give it a month
before I assume it's preventing pregnancy
(since this is my first time on BCP). But
my bf comes back THIS week, would I be
playing a huge risk by giving it only 3
weeks?
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Tylanas
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Posted: 06-26-07 22:37pm
Pills actually start preventing pregnancy
as soon as immediately (if you take them
on the first day of your period) or one
week if you start any other time. I say
you're totally safe. If you're
uncomfortable, then just use condoms.
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watergirl
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Posted: 06-27-07 07:01am
Even if it's my first time taking birth
control pills?
And let's say I skip the placebo pills
next week and start a new pack (so I don't
get my period). If I succeed in avoiding
menstruation is that an indication that
the pill is also preventing pregnancy?
Thanks for the reply - it's what I wanted
to hear anyway.
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Llewellyn
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Posted: 06-27-07 09:50am
Even if it is your first time taking birth
control pills, they should be active and
effective after taking them for one week.
So as long as you have been taking the
pills every day and at at the same time
every day, you should be protected when
your boyfriend comes back.
You could always use condoms or spermicide
if you want a backup, but if you take the
pill like you as supposed to, then it is
about 99% effective when used alone.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 06-27-07 10:14am
watergirl
wrote:
Even if it's my first time
taking birth control pills?
And let's say I skip the placebo pills
next week and start a new pack (so I don't
get my period). If I succeed in avoiding
menstruation is that an indication that
the pill is also preventing pregnancy?
Thanks for the reply - it's what I wanted
to hear anyway.
Even if it's your first time. In fact,
those times only apply to your first
time!! Once you are taking the pills, you
will always be protected.
Skipping your period is no way to prove
the pills are working. It's not a real
period anyway, it's just withdrawl
bleeding.
You can skip the placebos, that's totally
fine.
A warning that has nothing to do with
protection from pregnancy: You might not
skip, and you may end up spotting all
month long if you try to skip! I've heard
it happening to several young ladies. But
you'll still be protected from pregnancy.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 06-27-07 14:30pm
BTW... MOST women cannot skip a period
when they first attempt to anway!
Even if you were on the ill for 15 years,
if you attempted to skip a period, you
would likely still have bleeding and
spotting.
It takes most women 2-4 months to actually
have a complete skip, and this is of
course for women that choose to never have
a period.
