Can you start taking the birth control pill when your period has ended?

Answer 1

It is important to follow the directions the doctor gave you. But I've never heard of a pill that you have to start at the end of your period. It is usually to start taking the pill the Sunday after you start if you have ended or not. You should call the doctor back that gave you the pills and clarify the instructions, then follow them for more accurate protection.

There are several reasons for advising you to start the Pill on the first day of your period.

Firstly this ensures that you are not already pregnant when you start the Pill.

Secondly this provides you with effective contraception from the first day of taking the Pill.

The other reason is that starting the Pill on the first day of your period means you are less likely to have any erratic bleeding during the first cycle of Pill taking. So your doctor's advice is right.

It is however understandable that you want to have effective contraception by the time of your wedding.

It is obviously difficult to predict when your period will arrive. The alternative to starting your Pill on the first day of your period is to just begin taking the Pill as you suggest.

If you do this you will need to use alternative contraception for the first seven days, and at that stage your Pill will be effective. This applies whenever you start the Pill.

This will make it more likely that you will have some 'spotting' or light bleeding during the first cycle of taking the Pill.

The best advice would be that you wait for your period, but that if it has not started a week before your wedding you then start the Pill anyway, so that you have effective contraception when you need it.

Answer 2

it doesn't matter if you're near to the end of your period when taking Birth Control pills, usually, if you've taken them before the period started, then you're told to leave 7 days between taking the last pill from the first pack and taking the first pill from the next pack, but if you're just starting on the pill, it shouldn't matter if you haven't completely finished your period, as long as you're near the end of it.

Answer 3

yes you can, you can skip your placebo pill and start your next package however it isn't recommended to do for an extended period of time. your menstrual cycle happens for a reason. you get your period to rid your uterus of excess when you bleed it is your body ridding itself of the eggs that traveled down the fallopian tubes and were never inseminated and implanted into the ovaries as well as uterary lining that builds up in preparation for impregnation it is a normal part of your cycle and if it is interrupted constantly you can imagine the build up you will get as a result. it can lead to issues in your reproductive system both mild and major as well as a decreased chance of becoming pregnant later in life. Many women will do this on their wedding day because they don't want to menstruate on their wedding night or for other reasons every once in a while.. and while it is still not recommended it wont have the same consequences as a person constantly skipping their period

`Just wanted to throw my two sense in here...It is medically proven that you DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PERIOD...I have been told this by numerous doctors as well as done enough research on it.

Answer 4

Yes, you can start the birth control pill at any time in your cycle. Use a backup method of birth control, like condoms or abstinence from vaginal sex, for the first seven days of the first cycle.

Answer 5

Yes, but the suggested time is either: the first of the month, the day after your period ends, or the Sunday when your period ends. However you can safely start bcp what ever day you want.