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It is generally safe to use Birth Control without consulting a doctor, especially for over-the-counter options like condoms or emergency contraception. However, for prescription methods like the pill or IUD, it is recommended to consult a healthcare provider to ensure the method is suitable for you and to discuss potential side effects or interactions with other medications.
What else can I help you with?
Is it bad stopping birth control pills not consulting a doctor?
You can stop the birth control pill without consulting a doctor if you're using them to prevent pregnancy. If you don't want to get pregnant, though, you should consult a doctor about other alternatives. If you're using the birth control pill for other reasons, you should consult a doctor before stopping.
What do you do if you continued to use your birth control pill to stop your period and you are now spotting?
The spotting sounds like break through bleeding. You should never stop your period from arriving by taking birth control without consulting your gyn or doctor beforehand. See your DR about your spotting.
If you secretly stop taking birth control is it possible for the doctor to understand this?
A lot of women stop taking birth control without informing their Doctor. However when you do see your Doctor again its advisable you tell him/her that you're no longer taking birth control to your medical record can be updated accurately.
Can you get birth control over the counter or does a doctor have to prescribe it?
birth control medications have to be prescribed by a doctor. However birth control condoms are available over the counter.
Can birth control cause nausea?
Yes, they can. If you are experiencing this you should talk to your doctor, nurse or gynaecologist about it and they can help you find a birth control pill that works for you without making you feel ill
How do I get birth control?
You have to get a prescription from a doctor.
Do you have to see a doctor if you want to be put on birth control or can you just go to a pharmacy and pick it up?
Plus the doctor has to decide which birth control is best for you since not all birth control pills are the same. Go to your nearest family planning clinic if you dont want to go to your doctor and exolain things to them they will them prescribe it if its needed and it is all private and confidential You cannot go to a pharmacy to pick up birth control pills without a prescription. If you go to a planned parenthood center my doctor told me herself that you can go there and get birth control pills for free and confidentially,
What birth control causes breakthrough bleeding?
All forms of birth control can cause breakthrough bleeding without proper use, or while your body is still adjusting to it. Talk to your doctor or pharmasist for more info.
Is it ok to take penicillin right after inactive birth control pills?
NEVER stop taking penicillin without a doctor's consent, regardless of which birth control pills you're taking, because infections will come back.
How does the birth control pill affect HPV?
The birth control pill has no effect on HPV but you should speak to your Doctor about this.
What should you do if your on your period for 143 days after getting a birth control shot?
See your doctor or birth control clinic.
Should you keep taking your birth control pills when you have your period?
If they are your birth control pills, prescribed by your doctor, you need to make another appointment and listen this time to what your doctor tells you.
