No, but you should because medicine doesnt allways work and can fail.
Your period usually starts from Tuesday to Thursday after taking the reminder pills.
If you start the birth control pill on the day your period starts, you'll have immediate protection.
If he is taking female birth control pills forget him. They contain hormones and he is not taking them for birth control.
There are about 12 different kinds of birth control pills. if you missed one you should immediately start using an alternate form of birth control and call your obgyn/clinic and ask the doctor/nurse about what to do.
Nothing, Taking birth control is her choice
Can birth control be ineffective while taking metronidazole?
You can start taking the birth control pill at any time in your cycle. If you start within the first five days of menstrual bleeding, you have immediate protection. If you start at any other time, you should use a back up method of birth control for the first seven days.
It makes no more sense than taking three birth control pills a day. Taking the birth control pill and using the patch at the same time offers no additional pregnancy protection. If you want to double up on birth control to lower the risk of pregnancy further, use condoms, spermicide, the diaphragm, or the cervical cap.
THE BEST DAY TO START TAKING BIRTH CONTROL IS MONDAY..!!!
Usually, they tell you to start taking your birth control WHILE you have your period, because your protection from getting pregnant starts immediately. If you start taking it at any time while you aren't on your period, then you are not protected for 30 days after you take the first pill. It doesn't matter when you start, but keep in mind to use extra protection for the first month.
Taking the birth control pill lowers the risk of pregnancy. Not taking the birth control pill does not lower the risk of pregnancy. You are more likely to get pregnant when you are not taking the birth control pill.
Birth control pills do not increase the risk of birth defects in babies conceived by women who are or were taking them.