18, female
this is probably a stupid question, but im a virgin and not sexually active. when you have sex, you still take your birth control after right? like lets say you have sex on a friday, you would still take it on that saturday right? and also when is the best time to have sex.i'm on birth control and would make him use a condom but i am just SO paranoid about getting pregnant that i want everything to go well. so if you can give me and tips or info that would be great!
icey0990 answered Tuesday October 28 2008, 1:49 am: alrighty what you are referring to is the Morning After Pill. Its a pill you take (found at the pharmcy and planned parenthood) and you take that the morning after unprotected sex - 72 hours after. so basically 1-3 days after.
it is not 100 percent effective. it is not meant to be taken as a regular form of contraceptives. its used for if the condom breaks or if you mess up and have unprotected sex.
birth control is different. you can take the birth control pills (every day, same time of day), there is the birth control shot, patches, etc. you need to be on it for a couple weeks until having unprotected sex. [ icey0990's advice column | Ask icey0990 A Question ]
KellyHappy answered Monday October 27 2008, 3:17 pm: You take birth control every day, at the same time every day.
Say you take it on Friday at 7:00 pm, you take it on Saturday at 7:00 pm, and so on and so forth.
You're thinking of the plan B pill, also known as the morning after pill. You take that if the condom breaks or he cums inside of you, it's suppose to kill the semen.
The best time to have sex, is when you and your partner are both in the mood for it. Don't force it because you only have a certain amount of time, it wont feel as good if only one person wants it, or you're just having sex to have sex.
And since you're a virgin, you won't orgasm for the first few times, and it probably won't feel that great, because it's your first time.
But don't let that stop you, the third time at latest is great.
When you lose it, you're going to want to be in the missionary position, google it if you need to know what it looks like. It's the most intimate and simple position, and it won't hurt as bad as other ones. You also need to keep communication lines open. Tell your partner what feels good, and what hurts, it's really important to be open, even if it does sound embarrassing. [ KellyHappy's advice column | Ask KellyHappy A Question ]
Kendra_Berri answered Monday October 27 2008, 3:13 pm: Never stop taking your birth control. It's set up that you take it the same time every day for three weeks, one week for rest and a period, and then you resume taking the pills exactly the same as before. Sex doesn't change any of those things.
The way the pill works is it simulates a pregnancy. Your body is fed these pregnancy hormones so that you won't release an egg that month. No egg, no fertilization, no pregnancy, right?
When you take that week off and your body is no longer getting those hormones, it body goes, "Oh! Not pregnant after all!" and it sheds the lining, and gives you a period.
So you see, if you were to not take your pill, your body would not think it was pregnant anymore and your period would come. However, something else could happen: you stop taking your pill and you could ovulate and release an egg. And sperm can live inside you for three days, giving it time to make a baby if an egg got released.
If you were not on the pill, typically about two weeks after your period starts is your most fertile time. But if you're on the pill and taking it correctly no time is fertile because there is no egg. If you also use a condom then you are taking every possible measure you can and the odds of getting pregnant are wildly slim.
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