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Re: [Birth Control] immediate effectiveness?

From: Maggie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 02:27:47 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 11 Mar 2002, blaise wrote: >
>I was on lo-ovral for a year and a half and then I switched to
>ortho-tricyclen for two months and then I was off birth control for one
>month and now I have started back on lo-ovral. I just started taking it
>again yesterday and I was wondering if the pills will be immediately
>effective against preventing pregnancy or if there is a some sort of lag
>period?
>
>Thank you

Blaise,

Because you were off of BCPs for one month, you will need to use a backup method for the first month while on the pills.

Take care,

--
Maggie

--
Maggie Beth Anderson
Medical Student at University of Washington



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