This is my first month and i took the pill on the first day of my period and want to know if it protects me immediately
Ortho Tri-Cyclen - Im on my 6th placebo pill and havent go m my period yet?
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- 11 May 2014 by saralee1984
- Updated
- 12 May 2014
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- ortho tri-cyclen, period, pill
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Marvell
11 May 2014
No, the pill doesn't protect you immediately... you have to take at least 7 consecutive, active tablets to be protected (some doctor recommend that you use extra protection for the whole month when you start a new birth control pill).
When you start taking a birth control pill ... your cycles can become irregular and that's probably why your period hasn't come yet. However, if you know that you had unprotected sex in the first week when you started this pill then you should have a pregnancy test done.
Further Information
- Ortho Tri-Cyclen Information for Consumers
- Ortho Tri-Cyclen Information for Healthcare Professionals (includes dosage details)
- Side Effects of Ortho Tri-Cyclen (detailed)
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In the pill instructions it said that if taken on the first day of ur period it protects immediately.
Also it was on the seventh day that i had unprotected sex with my husband, do u think i was protected?
If you had unprotected sex on the 7th day ... after you had taken 7 active tablets then you may be safe. If you had just taken 6 active tablets until then then the risk of becoming pregnant is huge.
Thankyou so much for your comments Marvell... i got my period today and i feel so relieved. Thank you! ;-)
Thankyou so much for your comments Marvell, i got my period today and i feel so relieved. Thank you. ;-)