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birth control pill
i heard some people saying that birth control pill starts to take its full effect after 7 days, but one of my friend told me whose mom is a nurse said that it takes a full month for it to take its effect. Do you know when exactly does it start to take its full effect?
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okay well im on ortho tryclen lo, when i went to planned parenthood they told me to wait 2 weeks. but on their website and the pills website it said only 7 days. i had sex on the 11th day, and i was kind of worried. so i has my bf call and he asked how long and she said that it takes 2 weeks, and he asked why the websites said only 7. she explained to him that they like to give their patients an extra week for extra precaution, and that i was perfectly fine. and i was fine. i got my period on the the tuesday of my green pills.
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Your friends will say it takes a week.
Your mom will tell you it takes a month.
But, My doctor said it takes at least 3 months.
It takes a while to get into your system but I do believe it takes at least 3 months to regulate your period for sure. Since *some* women may spot in between those times. So it might take some extra months to fix that. I never had any spotting though and if you don't either, I'll go with what the nurse said. If you plan to have sex, yes wait the whole month.
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It's true other methods like the shot and the patch might be different BUT For the PILL, it takes a full month. Not only do I know this as a nursing student, but when I went on it my doctor told me the same thing.
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it really depends on what type of birth control you use. some take 7 days, some take a month, some take 2 weeks...you just really should ask your gyno and refer to the package that it comes in. there should be a little paper telling you all about how your pills works. A lot of the newer pills dont take as long as the older pills tho because they have higher hormones or whatever...either way you should still have sex with a condom on because the pill doesnt protect against HIV and other diseases :)
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the pill is different for everyone...but general rule of thumb is to wait at least a month...preferably longer to have sex. It can take up to 6 months to be completely effective...it really just depends upon the pill that your on and your body's reaction to it. Your best bet would be to talk to your gynecologist and see what he or she says.
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