White Pill Still Protect? Posted: 05-18-05 18:16pm
I started my 3rd.Week of active pills
yesterday .. And my period started
today.. I know that by the time I will
be taking the white pills my period will
be done already... Can I get pregnant if
I have sex during those 7 days of white
pills? I would like to know if the white
pills(inactive) still protect from getting
pregnant even if I dont have my period
during those 7 days
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 05-21-05 12:26pm
You are protected all four weeks, whether
active or inactive, as long as you don't
miss any pills..
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Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 62
Posted: 05-23-05 17:27pm
wakkochic17
wrote:
you are protected all four
weeks, whether active or inactive, as long
as you don't miss any
pills..
if you miss a few pills, you're not
protected. So how can you still be
protected during the fourth week if the
sugar pills contain no hormones? It's
like missing 7 pills, isn't it?
I'm not saying you're wrong, I just never
understood that. :-/
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 05-23-05 18:14pm
The pills work in such that the first
three weeks contain hormones. These
hormones work so that it prevents your
body from ovulating, or releasing an egg
from the ovary. In the fourth week, you
go off the hormones. Since you are past
your "ovulation" time, an egg will not be
released. The lack of hormones allows
your body to regulate and start having
your period. Think of it like.. The
first three weeks the pills trick your
body into thinking it's pregnant so you
don't release an egg.. And the last week
it's like you stopped being pregnant and
you get your period... Just without the
pregnancy symptoms.
