Pregnancy While Taking Inactive Pills? Posted: 08-24-04 13:15pm
Hey. I was wondering if my girl friend
is at a higher risk of getting pregnant if
we have sex when she is on the week of her
inactive pills? This has been a concern
for us lately. Thanks for your help,
ryan
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silverlou
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 124 Location: Toronto
Posted: 08-24-04 13:52pm
If she is taking her "active" pills every
day she is supposed to, at the same time,
and isn't taking antibiotics or anything
else that would interfere with the pill
then you are about 99% protected against
pregnancy, even during the 7 "inactive"
pill days, that's how the pill works, 21
days on, 7 days off.
The risk of pregnancy is higher if the
pills are taken at different times of the
day, or if a day is missed or skipped, or
if some antibiotics are taken at the same
time.
