If starting the pill on any but the first day of menstrual bleeding, you should use a backup method for the first seven days of pill use. The pill should be about 99.7% - 99.9% effective if taken daily.
My periods are a little irregular. They start at random times for no reason at all, but I am completely healthy. Don't worry about it unless your periods start to get irregular all of a sudden. If your period cycles have always been a bit irregular, don't sweat it.
It's always advisable to start the pack the first Sunday after your period starts. If, however, you have not had your period for several months (and you are not pregnant), you can start the pill whenever, so long as it's on a Sunday.
The next Sunday. __________________________ With Sunday start, you're supposed to start on the Sunday of getting your period, or the following Sunday. For example: You start your period on Sunday : START YOUR BC. You start your period Wednesday... WAIT TIL SUNDAY TO START. **make sure to read the inserts that come with your birth control, or go to the manufacturers website, the information is there for a reason!
Most likely just an irregular period.
If your period starts on sunday, you can start the pill that day.
Check the package for specific information, but generally the pill should be started on the first Sunday after you START your period.
You may not have your period every month when you first start. This is because your periods will be irregular.
Sunday after your period
Yes, there is a possibility that the NuvaRing can make your period come at an irregular time.
You can start your birth control the Sunday after your period.
Yes you can start birth control while on your period. Usually your doctor will tell you to start on a Sunday so it's easier to remember when you first started your pack.If you get your period on the Sunday you start you still start on birth control.
You can either start taking the pill on the first day of your period, which is called day one start, or on the first Sunday after your period, which is called a Sunday start.