Thank you Sam! You guys are awesome!

Hey guys, I know I asked a question similar to this a while back, but I just wanted to clarify something. I had asked in the past if your vaginal discharge can vary even while you are on the pill, which you had said yes to. I have read your Honorably Discharged article (Which is super helpful! :D ) ...

Thank you so much for the fast reply Sam! That makes perfect sense. And thank you for your support on the implant. I am super excited about how effect it is and the almost zero room for user error. Thank you!!

Dear Sacrleteen, This fourth of July I went to a street fair and stayed to watch the fireworks show. It was probably 90-95 degrees Farenheit outside. My birth control pills were deep down inside of my purse and I tried my best to keep my purse in the shade whenever possible. It was probably sunny an...

Hey Heather, thank you so much for thinking of me! That is so sweet! :) I've been trying really hard to remove myself from the sexual situations that were making me feel so anxious...and it has done wonders. Thank you so much also for that wonderful meditation app! There are several breathing/mind e...

Dear Scarleteen, I have a kind of silly question about birth control storage that I just wanted clarification on. I know prolonged exposure to extreme heat and humidity are not good for birth control pills. Last night, I went with some of my friends to swim and had to bring my birth control with me ...

Got it, thanks so much! You guys are awesome!

Ok thanks so much! That makes sense! So basically the same rules would apply to a withdrawal bleed?

Dear Scarleteen, I know that a withdrawal bleed on the pill signals pregnancy did not occur in the same way a period does off the pill. A thought occurred to me the other day though and made me wonder if you had sex close to the placebo pill week (like 3 days or so before your bleed) and you still g...

Just a quick update: the app has been absolutely wonderful! Whenever I get anxious now I am trying to do breathing and mental portions of some of the exercises and they seem to really help! :) I do have a very quick question...I am trying so hard to move past this scare and just move on to focus on ...

Thank you so much Heather! It seems I am having a bit of the same problem. I checked my email associated with my account but haven't received anything yet and the link on this thread won't let me on. Thanks for setting something like this up!

That sounds wonderful and really helpful. Thank you, and yes please!

Thank you such Heather! I tried the app last night before bed and even after just one session it helped me feel a bit more de-stressed. I will definitely try to continue to use it. Thank you!!!

Oh my gosh that's great! I downloaded it on my phone just now. I'll definitely give it a try! Thank you so so much!

Thank you so much Heather! I will absolutely try to do all of the above. I really like the idea of setting a limit on the amount of time I'm allowed to worry each day and taking up some sort of meditation. And I may see if I can talk to some kind of mental health care professional. My sister has str...

I haven't, I guess it's gotten worse over the last year and I've been a bit in denial about it. But I think this incident as well as the affects of some school - related stress have really been eye-opener recently. And yes please,I would definitely appreciate any suggestions you have on anxiety mana...

Oh my goodness that makes me feel so much better! Thank you so much Heather! I took it at exactly the same time and I drank a little bit of water with it. I ate kind of a larger than normal dinner that night so acid reflux would make so much sense!! I was kind of confused and jaded when they gave me...

I'm so so sorry I have one more question/update about this situation and I promise I won't ask anymore questions regarding this. I have been trying to be even more careful than usual about taking my pill perfectly this cycle but 3 and a half days after the condom broke I took my pill before bed like...

Thanks so much for the information! Just to clarify, I read you guys' Buddy System article about doubling up with 2 methods and for the pill prefect use and withdrawal, the combination was like 99.98 percent chance. Does this place us in the very low pregnancy risk category?

Dear Scarleteen, I have been very comfortable with using the dual protection of condoms and taking birth control pills but today very early on into sex the condom broke. My fiance had not ejaculated and pulled out as soon as he felt it happen (the hole was also on the side not the tip). Today was my...

Hi Scarleteen, I have a bit of a silly question. I am currently a little ways past halfway through my active pills for the month. This morning I had to have my blood drawn for a class I'm taking. Blood draws give me terrible terrible anxiety and as a result last night about an hour or after taking m...

Thank you such Heather! That's very good to know!

Dear Scarleteen, I usually carry my combination birth control pills in my purse when I'm on the go. This recent cold weather had made me wonder - is it ok to carry pill packs in my purse during cold weather? Or could this reduce their efficacy? My pill pack insert says nothing about it and I was jus...

My leaflet just says "if you have vomiting or diarrhea for any reason your pill might not work as well" and to use a backup until checking with a doctor or pharmacist. It doesn't specify a time limit. we always use condoms as backup so using a second method is not a problem, but because we...

Dear Scarleteen,
I'm on Gildess as a low dose combination birth control pill. Last night I vomited almost exactly 3 hours after taking my pill. Would this have compromised my effectiveness or should the pill have absorbed by then?