It is OK that you started your birth control pills after your bleeding stopped. Your cycle will adjust to the synthetic hormones in the pills.
You are at risk for becoming pregnant during the first week of pills, but EVERY woman is at risk for becoming pregnant during the first week of pills, regardless of what specific day she begins them on. The instructions say, and your doctor should have told you, that you must use back-up birth control (condom) for the first 7 days of taking the pill.
Just continue taking the pill as directed, every day at about same time, and you will most likely have your next "period" (actually is not a true period, but is "withdrawal bleeding") during the week of inactive pills.
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It is OK that you started your birth control pills after your bleeding stopped. Your cycle will adjust to the synthetic hormones in the pills.
You are at risk for becoming pregnant during the first week of pills, but EVERY woman is at risk for becoming pregnant during the first week of pills, regardless of what specific day she begins them on. The instructions say, and your doctor should have told you, that you must use back-up birth control (condom) for the first 7 days of taking the pill.
Just continue taking the pill as directed, every day at about same time, and you will most likely have your next "period" (actually is not a true period, but is "withdrawal bleeding") during the week of inactive pills.
Let us know if you have any more questions!
December 21, 2010 - 11:34amThis Comment
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