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lilmandy89
lilmandy89 Posts: 323 Member
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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?

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  • lilmandy89
    lilmandy89 Posts: 323 Member
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    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
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
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    always, with in the % it quotes (Ex-medical student... that count for anything? lol)
  • lilmandy89
    lilmandy89 Posts: 323 Member
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    always, with in the % it quotes (Ex-medical student... that count for anything? lol)

    Okay thankyou :flowerforyou:
  • AlbertSchwartz
    AlbertSchwartz Posts: 810
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    to embellish...

    The pill stops your body from ovulating and of course if you don't ovulate you won't get pregrant
  • peej76
    peej76 Posts: 1,250 Member
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    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
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
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    Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
    I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is :heart: Bella Grace:heart: . :laugh:
  • KrisKabob
    KrisKabob Posts: 1,250 Member
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    always :flowerforyou:

    except for the antibiotics thing, of course... and make sure you take it around the same time EVERY day. hehee!
  • kerrilucko
    kerrilucko Posts: 3,852 Member
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    Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
    I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is :heart: Bella Grace:heart: . :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
    GrnEyz Posts: 360
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    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
    LML79 Posts: 697
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    Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
    I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is :heart: Bella Grace:heart: . :laugh:

    Awww... but she's a cutie! :flowerforyou:
  • Phoenix_Rising
    Phoenix_Rising Posts: 11,417 Member
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    Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
    I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is :heart: Bella Grace:heart: . :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
    LML79 Posts: 697
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    Remember that antiobiotics will negate your birth control.
    I didn't know this 3+ years ago.... Her name is :heart: Bella Grace:heart: . :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!

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