Question for the ladies

lilmandy89

When you take the birthcontrol pill you take it for 21 days straight and then your off it for 7 days then you go back on again, are you only protected for the 21 days that you are taking it or are you always protected?

lilmandy89

When you take the birthcontrol pill you take it for 21 days straight and then your off it for 7 days then you go back on again, are you only protected for the 21 days that you are taking it or are you always protected?

AlbertSchwartz

always, with in the % it quotes (Ex-medical student... that count for anything? lol)

lilmandy89

always, with in the % it quotes (Ex-medical student... that count for anything? lol)

Okay thankyou :flowerforyou:

AlbertSchwartz

to embellish...

The pill stops your body from ovulating and of course if you don't ovulate you won't get pregrant

peej76

Yes, you are protected. I take the 28 days. because then you have the sugar pills for reminders. When I used to take the 21 day package I would always forget to start back up again!!

Phoenix_Rising

Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is Bella Grace . :laugh:

KrisKabob

always :flowerforyou:

except for the antibiotics thing, of course... and make sure you take it around the same time EVERY day. hehee!

kerrilucko

Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is Bella Grace . :laugh:

A pharmacist recently told me that new studies have proven the antibiotics thing is false. But still, the pill is never 100% effective. use condoms! :flowerforyou:

GrnEyz

Your protected like 99%. Or something like that...it's not 100%. The reason that you only take the pill for 3 weeks, is to allow your body that last week to have it's period, which you get AFTER ovulation, so you can't get prego during that 1 week time your "off" the pill. Hope that clairfies.

LML79

Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is Bella Grace . :laugh:

Awww... but she's a cutie! :flowerforyou:

Phoenix_Rising

Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is Bella Grace . :laugh:

A pharmacist recently told me that new studies have proven the antibiotics thing is false. But still, the pill is never 100% effective. use condoms! :flowerforyou:

THAT WAS WHAT THEY TOLD ME TOO!!
BEWARE!!!
I was on the pill for 7 years with no problems, then I take an antibiotic on the pill and BAM, preggo! Eerie coincidence otherwise!

Awww... but she's a cutie! :flowerforyou:

Thanks!! She is the love of my life, little smartiepants diva that she is, and I wouldn't trade her for the world! She just came 5 years ahead of "my schedule". The Big Guy had His own plans about when I should become a mama. Lucky for me, I had already been married for 3 1/2 years when she was born, but I barely graduated college before she arrived, LOL.

LML79

Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is Bella Grace . :laugh:

A pharmacist recently told me that new studies have proven the antibiotics thing is false. But still, the pill is never 100% effective. use condoms! :flowerforyou:

THAT WAS WHAT THEY TOLD ME TOO!!
BEWARE!!!
I was on the pill for 7 years with no problems, then I take an antibiotic on the pill and BAM, preggo! Eerie coincidence otherwise!

Awww... but she's a cutie! :flowerforyou:

Thanks!! She is the love of my life, little smartiepants diva that she is, and I wouldn't trade her for the world! She just came 5 years ahead of "my schedule". The Big Guy had His own plans about when I should become a mama. Lucky for me, I had already been married for 3 1/2 years when she was born, but I barely graduated college before she arrived, LOL.

Oh hey I know what ya mean!! I was pregnant with my first a senior in highschool!!!! Yikes!