Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Malta (europe)
On Yasmin How Late Is Late Posted: 07-16-04 07:57am
Hi everyone i've just started taking the
pill well actually I just finished taking
my second pack of pills and i'm now on the
one week pill-free break...I've seen that
everyone on here is talking about sugar
pills, we just don't take anything for one
week over here but anyways my concern is
that I finished my calendar pack on
tuesday and I still haven't got my period
I had unprotected sex so I was freaking
out so I done a home pregnancy test and it
turned out negative but the pharmacist
told me I have to use morning urine as it
wouldn't be accurate if not. So what i'm
aaskingis first of all how accurate are
home pregnancy test even when not done
with morning urine if anyone of you has
an idea!!!...And also how affective is the
pill when you start taking it or when.
Please give me some advice i'm so
panicked.
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littlemissx223
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 18 Location: Sussex
Posted: 07-16-04 14:29pm
First of all the contraceptive pill takes
2 weeks to start working effectively and
your doctor should have explained that to
you. If you did the home pregnancy test
less than 3wks after you had unprotected
sex then it would have come back negative
as pregnancy hormones take 3 weeks to show
up in urine. Also you should be using
your first morning urine as that is when
the hormone is most present. You should
be taking the pill at the same time
everyday. Some pills however allow a
twelve hour window, but most doctors
reccomend no longer than 3hours after your
usual time.
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Hel
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jul 2004 Posts: 28 Location: UK
Posted: 07-21-04 07:56am
I don't know if the pill in the uk is
different but when I started taking the
pill they were effective immediately. It
even said so in the insturction leaflet
that you are protected at once from your
first pill (if you're on the combined 21
day pill which it sounds like you are).
Your period usually takes a few days to
show up once you finish your pack, so
don't expect it to show up immediately.
Also there may be a couple of irregular
mnoths while your body gets used to these
hormone changes. As for having
unprotected sex, don't worry about it, the
pill will have protected you just fine if
you were taking them correctly
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