Q: Okay, so its been a while since I asked a question, and this time its not about relationships. I'm on the Pill now, called Microgynom or something like that. I have a few questions to ask about the Pill. Firstly, today I will have been taking it for two weeks - my GP says, if I have not missed one for these two weeks it will be safe commencing these two weeks to have unprotected sex without the risks of getting pregnant, or very little. I understand there is never one hundred percent protection against becoming pregnant, but as I have been taking it now for the required time, what are my risks of getting pregnant (if I do not mix it with the added protection of a condom which I will be doing for a while anyway, but say if one was not to hand, what would my risks be?)?
Also, I know the Pill provides no protection against the passing on of STI's, but me and my partner had never even kissed anyone else before we met, were virgins when we first slept together, and had never had any sexual contact with other people. I know this for a fact (besides, I am 15, nearly 16, and he is 16 - we met while he was 15 and I was 14), so I'm 100 percent certain he didn't contract STDs from anyone else, and there's none in his family or mine. Is there any chance he could pause on an STI to me, or me to him, in these circumstances? (And yes, I am one hundred percent certain).
Another question related to the dreaded time of the month. The pill is supposed to shorten periods although it causes spotting sometimes, I recognise. I started, as instructed, taking the pill on the first day of my period and have been taking it ever since, but my period was much longer than usual. It lasted about a week and half - has this been heard of before? I presumed it was just because I was only just starting the course, and my period from then on will be much lighter. (My sister suffered the same way when she started taking it).
Is that normal?
Thanks very much, any help or answers to these questions are appreciated.
Please don't mention my age, in Britain, I'm only three weeks away from becoming legally allowed to have sex and my GP and parents know anyway. I know what I'm getting myself into.
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