Birth Control Pill

The sugar pills are only placebos (just a reminder what day you start your next pack) so if you don't take them it doesn't mean you will get pregnant. Just remember to start your next pack on time. No you can't get pregnant as long as you took all of your pills as prescribed. If you're worried you can take a regular pregnancy test while you are on the pill, as it tests for the pregnancy hormone HCG which the pill has no impact on.

But what if it's your first pack and you missed a few and took them the next day?

About 3-4 days after the last pill.

Yes when you stop using birth control pills you will be able to become pregnant if you do not use any protection. The active hormones in birth control are out of your system 2-3 days after with-drawling from the pill.

The earliest forms include the IUD, which was invented by the Arabs to stop camels or horses from getting pregnant on long journeys across the desert. Human contraceptives were invented for two reasons:

1. To improve women's lives so that they would not have to worry about the dangers and inconvenience of pregnancy;

2. To control the population as a whole.

there is no safe days if you only took it for four days, its only effective from the first day of your period if you take it consistently, if you start during the month then you need to be on it for a month before its fully effective,

only 4 days taking it is not going to stop you getting pregnant.

its not worth the risk, start taking it again or use a condom.

No. It's progestogen only and you take it every day. There is a higher failure rate for this than for the combined pill but you can make it much safer by always using condoms or a cap (vimule) or diaphragm as well.

Augmentin does not affect how well the birth control pill works.

Yeah it is normal for the first few packs of pills but after that you shouldn't spot anymore. If you do I would say to go see your doctor. There might not be anything wrong but its better to be sure..

It depends on the type of birth control, usually the white.

It has been legalized. That is why there has been so many conflicts between the pro-lifers and the pro-choicers.

Yes it can happen especial if you happen to be taking other drugs at the same time. Anti biotic for example.

No pregnancy occurs when a man and a woman love each other very much. Honestly, don't you pay attention during sex-ed?

Erm, the pill could not be working and you might be pregnant?

Periods while on the BCP usually become lighter and less frequent for most women. They will usually become very regular after a few cycles but the first couple cycles may have spotting or break through bleeding as your body becomes adjusted to the new hormone levels. This is one reason why doctors suggest taking the pill at the same time every day, in addition to making it a habit so you are less likely to forget to take it every day.

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Many pills will cause a period to become very light to completely nonexistent, newer ways to take some of the typical BCP will allow women to take the pill for 12 weeks - have a period on week 13 - so you will have just 4 periods a year.

Talk to your health care provider to decide which pill is best for you and your situation.

The birth control pill works by taking it daily as directed. If you take it this way, it doesn't matter if you have sex before, during, or after swallowing the pill.

Depending what pill you are taking and if it is missed early or late in the cycle, yes 2 pills missed together - or in one cycle could lead to pregnancy and you should use a back up method like condoms until you have taken The Pill, 7 times in 7 days.

Usually no, sometimes you may experience a side effect from taking the pill which is called breakthrough bleeding. Breakthrough bleeding is a nuisance that can last up to a week, which in sense makes you think it is a regular period but actually its not. Most likely you started breakthrough bleeding during your last week of active pills and then you started your "real period" during the placebo week. If breakthrough bleeding still occurs after 3 months, it is recommended that you consult your physician, this may mean you need a higher dosage of birth control.

Why did you do that? Did you miss yesterday's pill and just take it with today's? If so, then no, you're fine. That is actually what you are supposed to do. However, if you question anything, your pharmacist is your best friend!

yes they can either have no lazer mark mzt or a black lazer mark on it witch can be dangerous.

Yaz, like any birth control pill, should be taken on the schedule shown in the packet, regardless of any bleeding.

No, steroids will not effect how birth control work.

There are three kinds of birth control: contraception, abortion and sterilisation. New ontraceptives are being introduced all the time but essentially these are the types now available in most countries:

1. Barrier methods - condom, cap or vimule and diaphragm (also known as the Dutch cap)

2. Mechanical - the ordinary IUD, often made of copper and/or plastic

3. Hormonal - the Pill (combined oestrogen & progestogen or progestogen only, also known as the mini-pill), subdermal implants and

4. The Mirena coil or IUS, which is a combination of the IUD and the mini-pill, releasing progestogen (in the form of Levonorgestrol) directly into the uterus for around 5 years

The most reliable forms of birth control are sterilisation by tubal ligation or by spaying (most women choose the former) and the Mirena coil, which has yet to be known to fail. The next most reliable methods are the combined pill (though it would be more reliable if taken continuously rather than on that silly on-off-on-off basis) and a combination of the mini-pill and the condom, which would also protect you against STIs or the mini-pill plus the vimule or the diaphragm.

On top of this, there are also some anti-oestrogenic drugs such as Tamoxifen and Megace (megestrol acetate) that are not licensed as contraceptives but would certainly render a woman infertile. Megestrol acetate is widely used by vets under the trade name Ovarid.

The most popular method of birth control in the UK for people over the age of 35 is sterilisation by tubal ligation.