WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 2000: Re: Alesse Birth Control

Re: Alesse Birth Control

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:11:27 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 27 Apr 2000, stegg wrote: >
>I'm a sunday starter and will begin taking my pills next sunday. My
>doctor said that I would have to wait until my next cycle before it
>would be safe to have intercourse, however the information packet that
>came with the alesse pills says that I only have to use a backup method
>of protection for a week, and then can have unprotected sex because the
>pill will be completely effective then. Who's right, My doctor or the
>instructions? And if it's only a week, why would my doctor say it was
>longer?

Both were right. Alesse is a newer preparation and the time has been dropped from 1 month, but this has not been made widely known to all physicians for some reason.

RDB

-- R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG

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