if you are using the contraceptive pill, you take 21 pills and then a break of 7 days...in those 7 days, is it still protecting you against pregnancy??
2006-10-04 04:06:58 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Other - Pregnancy & Parenting
Yes, but during those days you will most likely be experiencing your menstrual cycle.
2006-10-04 04:08:53 · answer #1 · answered by mrtoddanson 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes absolutely!
The rules on missed pills has also altered recently.
It takes 7 days to put your ovaries "to sleep" as it were, ie to not ovulate, and 7 days for them to "wake up", so it is actually very good protection, and you are fully covered during those 7 days, period or no period.
If you miss a pill in the first 7 days of your cycle you need extra cover, but a missed pill in the 8-21st day is actually fine, you can actually quite safely miss 2 pills, though if it is in the last 7 days, you should then continue taking your next packet with no break.
The new rules make things a lot simpler, and the pill is 99% effective if used correctly.
Other things, such as antibiotics, and diarrhoea can also make absorbtion decrease, so can make you ovulate technically, and at these times extra protection should be used,
2006-10-04 08:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by Michelle G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I have been on the combined pill since I was 14. It was to sort my skin out and stop me getting such violent pain every month, which it still does but it's also a very good pill contraceptive. There have been a few times where I've forgotten to take it but I have never fallen pregnant. It doesn't protect you no but it can take a long time to fall pregnant on the pill.
Everybodie's different. If you have sex having taken the pill but also another form of antibiotic, it can interfere and then yes you could fall pregnant. I would say if your taking a break then use a condom just to be safe.
2006-10-04 04:53:04 · answer #3 · answered by crazychicklisieloo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is. As long as the gap is no longer than 7 days, you are protected all the time, because after 21 days of taking it there is no chance of you releasing an egg for the next 7 days, plus womb lining has been thickened and this will sustain for that time as well. But after 7 days, if you dont take another, the effects will wear off and you could release an egg, so always make sure to start the new pack on time.
I think you should read the instructions and familiarise yourself with how it all works.
2006-10-04 04:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by - 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you will be protected during the 7 days, as long as you've taken every pill during the 21 days.You take the break so that you can have a period.The pill works by stopping your ovaries from releasing an egg so that you cant become pregnant.Of course you have to take ALL the pills to be protected.Even if you miss one day it could mean that an egg could be released therefore you wouldn't be protected.
2006-10-07 10:28:22 · answer #5 · answered by lisa w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes,as long as you have taken your pill correctly for the previous 21 days & continue taking the pill for the next 21 days after your 7 day break.
2006-10-04 04:20:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. the 21 (or sometimes 24) that you take keep you from releasing an egg, or ovulating. The 7 sugar pills, or "off" pills, are just the time in which you should have your period. It breaks the hormone flow from the pills, allows you to have your period, and then the next month of pills does the same thing over again.
Do keep in mind, however, that it is still possible to get pregnant while on the pill.
2006-10-04 04:09:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
To my knowledge you have to keep taking the pill for the entire course without breaks like any tablet or the effects wear off very quickly. So I would say that you are very likely to become pregnant in the time you are off the pill, but why would you want a break, I have to take pills now for the rest of my life and have never even considered taking a break.
2006-10-04 04:12:28 · answer #8 · answered by GaryUKB 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO ITS NOT, On your 7 day break you must use condoms because even though is isnt a real period you are still very fertile as soon as you stop taking the pill, i was on the pill for 5 years, ijust came off last week because were gonna have a little baby
2006-10-04 05:16:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,absolutley ,though you will probably be menstrating during that time.the only time this is different is if you are starting the pill for the first time ,or you are changing to a different pill then your doctor will advise you to use condoms as well, until you have had your 2nd packet of pills.it explains how to do this in the instructions.after this your pill should protect you all through the month as long as you haven't had antibiotcs or had an upset tummy then you would need to use the condoms again if unsure ask your nurse at your doctors surgery.
2006-10-04 04:18:59 · answer #10 · answered by rolypoly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as you have a been on the pill for a month or so-these are just sugar pills that you take to menstrate and shed the linning of your uterus. The pill is only like 98% effective. Nothing is 100% . But, if you've been on the pill for over a month, don't worry about getting preg. taking the sugar pills.
2006-10-04 04:12:01 · answer #11 · answered by ROOTER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋