Birthcontrol question...I don't know if this is a stupid question. But answer it?

Question

When you are on birth control and you take the pills for the week of your period can you get pregnant then? I don't get it because don't you get pregnant if you have sex right before your period?

Answer 1

ok here's my best explanation... how birth control pills work:

women have monthly hormone cycles. at about day 14 (the first day of your period is day one) the woman's hormone levels spike (go from low to high quickly) this spike causes an egg to be released. the egg can live for up to 3 days, then if it isn't fertilized, it dies. what the pills do is they keep the hormone levels high all month so that the spike doesn't occur and an egg isn't released. so, no egg, no chance of pregnancy.

so IF your pills are working properly and you take them at the same time every day, it doesn't matter which day you have sex, you shouldn't get pregnant. BUT keep in mind that the pill is only 99.4% effective, so there is always that chance.

Answer 2

They are dummy pills. The idea is that a woman will ovulate perfectly so will be past that come period time, and sex and blood is icky so why do it?
The truth is not every woman has a perfectly regular schedule. sometimes your body gets its timing off and you ovulate even near or at your period ( my sister did! baby!!) and if your natural schedule (say a 32day cycles) is different than the perfect 28 day one ( per the pills) then its ganna always be fighting with the pills. To be safe, use other protection during your period, still take the dummy pills to stay on track with them, and stay consistent with the pill! I've known pals that missed ONE day and Oops!

good luck!

Answer 3

You normally ovulate 10-14 days after the start of your period. However, It is possible to ovulate very close to your period, I know because I got pregnant the day after my period stopped (whoops) As long as you are not having your period there is a possibility of getting pregnant. The hormone that makes you have your period also prevents you from ovulating. It is important to take the pills as prescribed because you need a certain level of the artificial hormone in your bloodstream to prevent ovulation. Im not a professional, so if I were you Id call a nurse hotline, or planned parenthood, or make dr appt to talk about the specifics.

Answer 4

Any doc will tell you that you can get pregnant at any time, even on the pill. Most of them will also tell you that it takes a full month for those things to start really kicking in for the protection part. If you just started taking them and are wanting intercourse with someone, use protection.Heck, use one anyway just to be safe.

Bottom line is you can get pregnant at any time. It doesn't matter. Be safe and strong. Good luck hun!

Answer 5

You get pregnant about 14 days from the first day of you period. Say if you get your period on March first, the day you are most likely to get pregnant is March 15 (the window would be 3 days before that date and 3 days after that date because sperm live in the vagina up to 3 days after intercourse and ovulation can't be pinpointed exactly.) so no you wont get pregnant.

Answer 6

Yes, you can get pregnant. It is unlikely, but certainly possible. Those pills are nothing but placebos. Most women don't have sex that week as they are having their period. To be safe, if you are having sex during that week use other protection.

Answer 7

As long as you take the pill every day at the same time, you shouldn't get pregnant. Even when you're on the placebos (sugar pills, green ones, etc.)

Answer 8

Those pills that you take to have your period is nothing but iron/dummy pills so yea pregancy is possible