My OB/GYN recommended that I take my Birth Control for at least a month before having unprotected sex.
If you are changing from one pill last month to a different pill this month with no interruption in pill-taking, you are protected immediately.
Yes, beginning 7 days into your first packet of pills you are protected as long as you take the Pill as directed - everyday.
Yes
Providing you took the first pack correctly you are protected immediately.
by using condoms or other birth control
When they start having sex and want to be protected.
If you are taken your birth control daily! Well you can skip the sugar pills that is fine but if you take it daily you should be fine! and if its not the 1st month that you started your birth control if so you need to use an other form of birth control (CONDOMS)!
Yes
Females who are sexually active, want to be protected from pregnancy, or would like to regulate there menstrual cycle, should use birth control.
usually if you take the birth control for a week straight without missing any you will be protected. even if you use birth control it isn't 100% effective, so you should use condoms to be safe.
If you have been on birth control for more than 3 months and are still having symptoms like spotting, your birth control might not be strong enough for you. See your gyno, you might not be protected you will know if you are having symptons that are unusal.
You will remain protected from pregnancy even through your placebo week, if you take your active birth control pills everyday at the same time(including being on birth control for 2 months.In other words, if you take your birth control everyday at the same time, you will consistently be protected from pregnancy.
Psychologically, you need to decide whether or not you can handle pregnancy. Natural birth control doesn't work, because you can get pregnant at ALL times of the month. If you use "artificial" birth control, you need to use it properly to be protected.
In order to be 99.9% proteced from pregnancy while on birth control, you must properly take your birth control.If you are using birth control pills, you must take your birth control every day and at the same time everyday to remain 99.9% protected from pregnancy.