Birth Control

This varies depending on make, and is anywhere between 1-12 years, although usually between 5-8 years.

Mirena, Copper IUD, are the two most common types, lasting different periods of time depending on the manufacturer, and your doctor's recommendations.

Forget about it. Continue taking your pills as normal (don't take the missed pill). If you are actually worried about pregnancy, don't be too concerned. Your period will probably take care of things naturally.

no you should be fine i use to take mine every night before I'd go to bed. your body is still digesting while you sleep

I would start on that Sunday. I took the pill for years and started the new pack 2-3 days after my period started. It is just important that you start to take them again otherwise they don't work.

There are two or three reason why a period will stop. One is that your are pregnant. Another is a physical reason like being sick, under stress, or intense physical training. The final reason is menopause.

Would an IUD be good for someone 46yrs old. My insurance doesnt pay for permanent birth control so thats not an option.

The bleeding is caused by missing the birth control pills and is known as break through bleeding. If you are sexually active you will need to take the morning after pill to prevent pregnancy from occurring.

Meanwhile, use a back up method of protection for 14 days to prevent pregnancy from occurring and continue taking birth control daily as normal.

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!

Like all medication, when it expires, it becomes less effective (and increases in its ineffectiveness as the time goes on). It's not easy to give a percentage as to how effective compared to non-expired pills, but if using expired birth control is your only option, I would use it with a condom or some other non-hormonal birth control to make sure you don't get pregnant. Otherwise, the likelihood of pregnancy will increase.

Yes. When you start taking birth control pills, your menstrual cycle will usually change. It will become lighter and less irregular. But when you start the pill, your menstrual cycle has to get use to the changes, and will start your cycle early because it will now be different because of the birth control pills. Your periods might be irregular the first couple of times after starting the pill

Yes, as long as it is around the same time on a daily basis. It does not need to be the exact same minute or hour every day. It can still be effective if taken within 3-6 hours of your normal routine.

You get a withdrawal period AFTER you go off birth control.

Birth control pills are hormones and will not help you better if you take 4 at one time. You need to take a pill each day for them to work otherwise you are not protected.

Yes you can.

Yes, but so can pregnancy.

It may possibly effect when you will get your period and/or you may experience spotting or breakthrough bleeding. If you only took a half of a pack of birth control pills and discontinued, you are at risk of becoming pregnant.You half to completely finish the pack of pills and take the birth control everyday at the same time in order for the birth control to remain effective.

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.

A drug test or a Urine test can detect just about anything that is in your system, whether it be legal or illegal. A drug test can detect whether or not you are taking birth control.

Ordinarily birth control pills do not "put off" or eliminate the menstrual period. Some women using depo provera (injections) do not have their menstrual periods while on that medication.

Using condoms will help prevent the likelihood of pregnancy and the transfer of sexually transmitted infections.

This answer comes from my gyno:

The sugar pills are simply "reminder" pills. They are included in the pack so that you can stay on schedule and not have a hard time remembering to take the active pills once you start week 1 for the next month. If it helps you, you can take one sugar pill each day at the same time you would take your normal pill. What I do is simply throw one sugar pill away every day of that 4th week, but i do that at the same time I would take my active pills so that once I begin the active pills again I remember to take them at that time every day (granted, I have a terrible memory!). Whether or not you're actually bleeding is irrelevant.

Then do not have unprotected sex until you start your next pill pack...ON TIME.

Your period will come naturally. Birth control does not help you get your period. Your body decides when you will get your period.

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Generally birth control pills take a month to go into affect, so you should wait at least a month after switching pills.