Hello, thank you so much for those links! There is one thing I still don't understand: if every pink pill is the same, why is it normal to get withdrawal bleeding right before taking the white (placebo) pills? Do the pink pills immediately before the placebo pills differ from the other ones to lead ...

Okay, that makes sense. I am hoping that my lack of nasty side effects holds out! I am wondering if it is common/normal to experience a bit of cramping with withdrawal bleeding or "post-sex bleeding" for lack of a better term... they are nowhere near as bad as before I started the pill but...

Okay, thank you so much for your reassurance! That's what I was thinking, that it would be pretty much impossible to get pregnant after all of our caution. I did start my pill a week after my last period had ended (at the recommendation of my doctor, I was pretty unsure about that but she was insist...

Hello, thank you so much for your quick reply! We did use a little bit of KY lube, as well as lubricated spermicidal condoms. I was pretty nervous (but also excited, I wasn't scared or unwilling or anything) but it took a while to figure out a non-painful way. The first few positions that we tried e...

Hello, I lost my virginity on Sunday and had sex again on Monday. I have been taking the pill for 3 weeks and we also used spermicidal condoms as well as pulling out. We tested the condoms afterward by filling them with water and making sure nothing leaked out. Now on Tuesday I have some brown, thic...

Hi! I just started taking birth control 10 days ago. The first day, I took my very first pill at around 10am, and then later realized I should take it at a later time because it will be more consistent. So the very next day, my second pill, I took at 10pm. I was consistently taking it at exactly 10p...