Hi, I've pretty much researched all that I can find on the pill's effectiveness and how it works, but I'm still a bit confused about the placebo week/bleeding and the transition to a new pack. I always start my "period" on friday and end on monday. I start a new pack on tuesday. I know I s...

Hi, thanks for the reply. The article was really helpful. I have a question about what constitutes as perfect use though. When you first start taking the pill, they always tell you its effective after 7 days. Does this mean that after a week of taking the pill at the same time each day prior to havi...

Hi, My boyfriend and I keep thinking about trying sex without a condom, but I'm feeling anxious about it, and I'm not sure if I'm anxious because I'm just overthinking things, or if I'm anxious because I'm not ready. I am on the combination pill and we've done it before with me on the pill and him u...

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Thanks for the reply! Yes, we always use a condom as well, and he has only ejaculated inside once. No breakage. If any unnoticed genital-to-genital contact happened though, I just hope that my pill has been doing its job :/

:| Hi, I have been taking the combination pill for a while now (about 6 months). There was a small 2 weeks when I didn't take the pill at all (I thought I was going to stop taking it and changed my mind) which occurred between the 4th and 5th pack. I am on my 6th pack now, so I have been consistentl...

Hi, I started taking combination pills 4 months ago. However, I stopped taking the pill after I finished last month's pack (I did have bleeding in the placebo week), but I experienced a really strange 2 weeks of spotting right after I finished the pack. I started taking my next pack again after thos...

Hi, I just started taking combination pills (Lutera) today, and I was told that this would not be effective for 7 days so I should rely on other forms of birth control such as condoms. However, my doctor also gave me Plan B. I was wondering if it would be detrimental to my body in any way to take Pl...

Every time I try to put a tampon in, the applicator goes in smoothly, but the plunger always bothers me. No matter how many times I try, I'm always met with this sort of resistance that makes it hard for me to hold the applicator at the base of my vagina. It's like I push the plunger and some resist...