I Just Started Taking Birth Control And I Have a Few Q's Posted: 08-13-06 16:11pm
I have sprintec brand birth control and
i've been taking it for a week now, on the
pack it says if you took it on the first
day of your period then you don't have to
wait anytime after your period ends before
you can safely have sex, and it says its
only 7 days if you do the sunday start.
Also I have a question about the white
pills and when i'm going to have my
period. I understand the white pills do
not have any hormones in them, but does
that mean that I shouldn't be having sex
during those times or do the last blue
pills in the cycle keep me covered for
those 7 days? Also since I started the
first pack on the day of my period, there
is only going to be 2 weeks of blue pills
once my period ends so does that mean my
period is going to start early that month
and start when I start to take the white
pills or will I just be taking blue pills
during my period again? Any answers to
these questions would be very helpful.
Thanks ahead for the help.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 08-13-06 20:19pm
The pill takes over your cycle, so you
would have a period when your
'placebo/hormone free pills" are taken.
You may have bleeding in between cycles,
or even spotting, but this is not a
period, even though it is blood, it is
just breakthrough bleeding.
You are protected on day 1 when you start
the first day of your period, and you are
protected on your placebo pills as well.
