It takes one month for birth control to work effectively in your body & one month before you can have unprotected intercourse.
When you switch brands of birth control to a generic, you are still getting the same hormones and the same dosage of hormones, the only difference is that the pills were made by different companies. If you have been on birth control for at least 2 months, it is still safe to have unprotected intercourse even though you are switching birth control. If you haven't been on birth control for at least 2 months you should use a back-up method, such as condoms, during the first week of starting your new birth control. If you want to be even safer, you could wait 2 weeks to have unprotected sex.
If you are just starting birth control you should wait at least a month before having unprotected sex. That is the safest way to go. If you really can't wait that long you should use condoms for 2 weeks.
It all depends on how long you bled before you got on birth control. Some birth control pills stop bleeding completely. If you want to know specifics your going to have to talk to your doctor.
No. Birth control pills are based on progesterone being in your system long-term. Chances are, you have already ovulated by skipping those seven pills. The morning after pill (PlanB) can prevent pregnancy as long as it's taken within 120 hours after unprotected sex. Plan B is the same as taking multiple regular birth control pills.
It's only the first month. Oral birth control takes 30 days to be fully effective.
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There are no known drug interactions between nicotine gum and the birth control pill.
almost 2 weeks
To change from the birth control pill to NuvaRing, insert the ring during the placebo week or any time before. You will have immediate protection as long as you inserted the ring on or before the day you would have started your next pack of birth control pills.
Yes, you can chew or dissolve the birth control pill as long as you are certain you swallowed all of the pieces.
It should be the same amount of time as when NOT on birth control.