i took antibiotics for three days due to a
urinary tract infection. I know that
when I take antibiotics, birth control
doesn't work. What I don't know is how
long I need to use protection for, and if
I need to throw away the pack i'm using
and start another pack.
Help please!
Ana
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wildlckygirl
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Posted: 01-18-06 10:35am
If it was me what I would do is continue
your pills and use protection for the next
month or so. Also remember that unless
you are in a long term trusting
relationship it is smart to use protection
all the time!
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-18-06 12:31pm
Medically speakling after you finish your
antibiotics you need 7 extra days of birth
control for it to become effective.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-18-06 12:32pm
What I mean is you need to take the pill
for 7 days for it to be effective again.
Just like when you start birth control,
you need 7 days to become protected.
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anaconda
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Posted: 01-19-06 08:47am
But 7 days starting with a new pack (white
pills) or wherever I am in my pack at the
time?
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Surrender
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Posted: 01-19-06 08:53am
...I think it would be 7 days from the day
you finish ur antibiotics...But I could be
wrong so feel free to correct me, anyone..
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-19-06 13:21pm
You re right :) you need 7 days where you
left off in your pack. If the 7 days
happen to include a period week, like say
3 active, and the rest palcebos, just go
straight into another pack.
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loraw
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Joined: 18 Jan 2006 Posts: 12
Posted: 01-19-06 23:29pm
If you were to have otherwise unprotected
sex during antibiotics and those 7 days,
would it be possible to get pregnant?
And would continuing the pill cause a
miscarriage?
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kbthac
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Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 78 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 02-02-06 11:53am
From what I have read on here, continuing
the pill does not cause a miscarriage.
But, if you are pregnant you need to quit
taking the pill because it could harm the
baby in other ways...I am really not sure,
but there are posts on here about it.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 02-02-06 12:33pm
Birth control does not harm a baby, but if
you are on birth control it is obvious
that you do not want to be pregnant, and
there are options .
