How long after starting oral birth control does it become effective against getting pregnant.
2006-11-15 15:39:29 · 9 answers · asked by MJ 2 in Health ➔ Women's Health
OK, So I had this same problem. If you start it within the first 24 hours of starting your period it is effective right then! Otherwise you need to wait a FULL 7 days before it is active. Trust me. I went to over 110 websites and all of them said this. You can google Birth Control and like thousands of them will come up and 99% of them say this! Good Luck!
2006-11-15 15:43:10 · answer #1 · answered by lvsgal86 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 cycles, 60 days. The estrogen will mess with your ovulation this is why spotting is common. Use a back up birth control system in the mean time.
You also need to take the pills at the same time each day, not 7 am one day and 11 pm the next. This is how women "accidentally" get pregnant on the Pill.
2006-11-16 00:18:46 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 weeks
2006-11-15 23:40:39 · answer #3 · answered by poshbaby24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the first two weeks you shoulld definately use other contraceptives with your birth control. Condums should always be used with it if you or your partner may be having sex with others, to prevent stds.
2006-11-15 23:43:47 · answer #4 · answered by Mrs Baker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually you should wait 1-2 months, and be careful with antibiotics
2006-11-15 23:41:57 · answer #5 · answered by loriahaven 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most of the time its 1 month
2006-11-15 23:41:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lvsgal86 is correct, I worked in an OB/GYNE office for 4.5 years. Also, the pills I take, Yasmin, say the same thing in their instructions
2006-11-15 23:57:03 · answer #7 · answered by Prncss_Jasmine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About a month or two. Well two weeks, but to be safe wait about a month or so.
2006-11-15 23:40:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My gyno told me 1 month.
2006-11-15 23:43:19 · answer #9 · answered by i'm just a girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋