Birth Control Effectivness Posted: 05-07-06 21:40pm
Ok, I just started taking birth control a
week ago. How long does it take for birth
control to take effect? ( to decrease the
chances of getting pregnant )
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Carifairy
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Posted: 05-08-06 14:43pm
You must take the pill for 7 full days for
it to become effective.
Now if you take it the first day you start
your period you are protected immediately.
Enjoy safe sex!
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jenn_smithson
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Joined: 15 Nov 2004 Posts: 808 Location: Texas
Posted: 05-08-06 14:48pm
carifairy
wrote:
you must take the pill for 7
full days for it to become effective.
Now if you take it the first day you start
your period you are protected immediately.
Enjoy safe
sex!
i thought it took one
full month of consistent use for your body
to become aclimated to the pill. That's
what my doctor told me when I first
started using ortho tricyclen-lo. If
that was wrong, please let me know because
I have been telling people to continue
using the condom or another barrier method
with spermicide for up to one full
month.
Peace,
jenn
