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Re: CONTRACEPTION: Starting Birth Control
From: grateful mom (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 May 2008 11:08:16 -0500 (CDT)
Sart taking it on Sunday. You should use back up protection for at
least 1 month after starting the pill i.e. condoms. Make sure you take
it daily and at the same time each day.
At Fri, 23 May 2008, marina wrote:
>
>So i was just prescribed the pill and I'm not sure when to take it. I
>get my periods about every 10-14 days and the frequency makes it
>difficult to track my cycle. Besides, they usually start off so light
>that I'm never sure when I'm really starting.
>
>So at any rate, it's Thursday night and I'm on my period and the pill
>says to start the sunday after, but I can't remember if I was on the rag
>this past Sunday. If I was, then that should have been the sunday to
>take it. If I wasn't, then it's only a couple days off at the most.
>Should I just start the pill this coming Sunday? If so, will it still
>take only a week or so to be fully effective?
>
>Thanks everybody :)
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