why do they make you start the day of your period or the Sunday after your period? why can't you just start taking them any day? I've heard it's to make sure you're not pregnant. but if you know you're not can you start any day?
2007-03-24 15:14:59 · 5 answers · asked by Kylie Anne 7 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I didn't say I was doing it, and I didn't ask if I should follow the directions or not, I just always wanted to know why they have them written that way.
apparently you can also start 5 days after you period also. and I just found this on a women's health page
"Fourth approach: Start your pill today if there is absolutely no chance that you could be pregnant. Use a backup method of contraception until your first period."
so apparently you can start it whenever... whihc still hasn't answered my question, why isn't that listed as an option in the packaging?
2007-03-24 15:29:35 · update #1
oh, and also to the first answerer, fish food instructions often recommend more than is needed so you'll need more food faster.
2007-03-24 15:34:04 · update #2
Your progesterone levels are lowest right around the time of your period.
If you started taking the pill later in the cycle, when the progesterone was naturally high from the body's production, the added progestins in the Pill would raise you up to supraphysiologic levels.
The most likely outcome of misuse would be that your period would get screwed up, and/or that you would not be protected against pregnancy despite being on the pill; however, high levels of progesterone increase the risk of a lot of other side effects, like nausea, headache, moodiness, breast tenderness, vaginal discharge, etc.
2007-03-24 15:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Eric 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your body is adjusting itself after your period. BC pills are hormones and your period is regulated by hormones, so you don't want cause undue problems.
You should wait until your doctors says it's okay to take the pills. Rushing into things won't help the pills take effect any better.
2007-03-24 22:20:09 · answer #2 · answered by Jennifer Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have you start when they do, so that your period comes when there are the yellow pills. I f you took the first one 3 weeks after you got them then you wouldn't be on track of your pills
2007-03-24 22:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by I luv me some chris breezy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
yea you can start any day. but you have to keep taking them and not miss any days or you will end up pregnant.
2007-03-24 22:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by akon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fallow the directions , that's why they have wrote them.
kind of like fish food directions , ya know.
2007-03-24 22:16:58 · answer #5 · answered by TEBOE7 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋