Look, my husband is coming back in a month from now. I dont really understand how to use contraceptive pills. I know that it has 21 pills, some of them have 28, that is with the placebo thing, but i have a question. Since I am not having sex now, and that would still be after a month, should i really start taking pills this month?
Let's say my period is expected to fall this 19th-23rd of oct. and let's say my husband will arrive this 23rd of nov till the 1st week of december, about three weeks, how should i start my pill? Please explain to me very well. He insisted that i must take it a month before the expected contact, but i thought i could take it anytime like a week before our contact.
I want ot make sure bcoz i don't want my mistake to cause abonormality to my baby if in case. I don't think i am also ready to have a baby right now bcoz we have just got married. Besides, it is hard for me to travel in some months to another country when i am preggy. Could you help me on this?
2007-10-13 15:56:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Women's Health
start taking it now so as to ensure you are covered when he comes home
2007-10-13 15:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by Mossy Jan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To be certain that the pill would be reliable, it is best that you take it for a full month before you have intercourse. Although the pill does offer some protection against pregnancy after the first week, it is definitely not at its peak in reliability at that time. You may find that you enjoy the additional benefits (such as a more regulated period), and actually would prefer to stay on the pill full time even though your husband is elsewhere right now.
2007-10-13 23:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by JenV 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are suppose to have at least a months worth of pills taken prior to having unprotected sex.
It's to build the hormone level up so you won't get pregnant. Birth control pills are hormones.
Call your doctor who gave you the pills and ask his/her nurse to tell you when to start taking them in relation to your period this month.
If he is due back in a month, you need to get on them along with your normal monthly cycle soon and then you may have to use condoms for a week or two after he gets home to be completely safe.
2007-10-13 23:03:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You DON'T have to take birth control pills for a full month to be protected from pregnancy. If you start taking the pill on the first day of your period you are protected immediately. If you start taking it at any other point in your cycle you are protected after seven days of continuous pill-taking.
Sometimes doctors tell you to take a full month of pills, but this is just to get you in the habit of taking a pill every day, e.g., you're more likely to screw up before taking the pill is routine.
2007-10-14 10:16:30 · answer #4 · answered by Riveting Rosie 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should start it no later than your last period before you hubby comes back. Many of them you start on Sunday after or during your period. If you take them then, you know you aren't ovulating and they will prevent you from ovulating that month. However, there's no reason not to start them earlier.
2007-10-13 23:00:38 · answer #5 · answered by nursekuba 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Start them now like your husband said. It takes some time for it to be effective, and then it is only 99% effective when taken correctly.
2007-10-13 23:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by Terri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to be fully protected against pregnancy you should take it now, just to be on the safe side.
2007-10-13 23:03:30 · answer #7 · answered by Angel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋