Yes, you can. To change the day you start your Birth Control pills, you will cut short your placebo/sugar pill week or pill free week. For instance, if you normally start the new pack on Sunday and want to start on Wednesday, you'll take your placebo pills on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, discard the old pack, and start the new pack on Wednesday. As long as you don't go more than seven days without an active pill, you will have no interruption in protection.
Birth control pills do not make your breasts grow.
Yes, you can start NuvaRing at any time during your birth control pill pack. As long as you're not starting the ring later than you would have started the next pack of pills, there is no increased risk of pregnancy during the switch.
Yes. You should use a back up form of contraception for at least an entire packet of pills (or one month) when you first start birth control pills OR if you switch brands. This allows the hormones in the pills to effectively get in your system and begin the prevention of pregnancy.
In short, it depends which type of birth control pill you are using. If you're taking combination pills, it will start their effect after seven days of use.
Yes.
Aviane, Alesse, Apri
When taking the birth control pills you still have a monthly cycle. That is what the different color pills are for in your pack. So that you still have your cycle every month.
Continue taking your birth control pills as scheduled.
If you start the birth control pill on the day your period starts, you'll have immediate protection.
Usually pills are started on the first SUNDAY after your period.
Period time disturbed
It is possible to get pregnant when changing birth control pills. If you have not been on birth control for at least 2 months, you should use a back-up method, such as condoms, for the first week of starting your new birth control, to avoid putting yourself at risk of pregnancy.