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With oral Birth Control, when you are taking it for the first time, you should start taking it on the first day of your period. It will regulate your hormones, so that you should expect to have some sort of period during the week you take a break (if that's the sort of pill you are on). I am not familiar with the kinds of pills that are taken everyday, so I can't answer for those ones.
With the first kind, which I was on for eight years, you should also take the following precautions: Take it at roughly the same time every day, this will get you into a good habit of remembering to take it, say, after you brush your teeth, or when you get up. If you are late taking it, still take the pill, but not if it's the next morning as you shouldn't take a double dose.
If you:
Vomit or have diarrhea within 2 hours of taking the pill
Are on antibiotics while taking the pill
Are more than 12 hours late in taking the pill
These situations will mean that you are not protected, and in any of these cases you should also use condoms for seven days after the situaion has resolved,
i.e. tummy upsets (use condoms while you are sick and for seven days after you have recovered)
antibiotics (use condoms while you are on the medication and for seven days after you finish your course of medicine)
more than 12 hours late/miss a dose (use condoms for seven days AFTER you miss the dose, e.g. are late or miss it on Tuesday, use condoms from Wednesday to Tuesday AFTERWARDS)
Hope this helps, i know it's more than you asked for!
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Can you Start birth control on the first day of your period?
Yes; if you start birth control on the first day of your period, you'll have immediate protection.
If i started my period on Thursday and i am starting birth control for the first time this Sunday when should i expect my next period?
You will begin your period the next month as usual, except more on target. you are supposed to start the birth control the first Sunday after you get your period, so you are doing it right.
How old do you have to be to be on birth control?
depends what country you live in.. where i am from you must be 16 years of age to get birth control without a parent, if you have a parent with you they should give you the birth control pill any time after you have had your first period
Is it normal to get your period twice a month when you first start taking birth control?
Yes birth control changes your cycle causing your body to have to adjust to the birth control after a few weeks it should become a normal schedule.
Should my period start the first day after I am through the hormone pills in a birth control pack?
Hi, Your question is: Should my period start the first day after I am through the hormone pills in a birth control pack?Not necessarily no. Your period will arrive anytime during the 7 days when your on the placebo pills or not taking any pills.
When should you start your birth control pills the first Sunday after you start your period or the first Sunday after you finish?
Check the package for specific information, but generally the pill should be started on the first Sunday after you START your period.
Why don't you have a regular period?
If it is your first year having your period, your periods will be irregular. But if it not then you should see a doctor and talk about possible getting on birth control. It helps regulate your period.
Can you start birth control during your period?
Yes you can start birth control while on your period. Usually your doctor will tell you to start on a Sunday so it's easier to remember when you first started your pack.If you get your period on the Sunday you start you still start on birth control.
When will my period start with triphasal birth control?
There is no way to know when you will start your period when you first start taking Triphasal birth control. You just have to wait and see how your body reacts.
When should you start taking birth control pills in your period cycle?
Right on the first day. It will take a month before the pills will be effective.
Will you have a normal period the first month you get off birth control?
It's very unlikely that you'd have a normal period the first month off birth control (I'm assuming by 'birth control' what you actually mean is the combination pill - please don't use these terms interchangeably, there are many forms of birth control!). Your first 'period' will be your withdrawal bleed as normal, but after that it may take a few months to get a real period again. It can also take up to 12 months for your cycles to regulate again once you stop using hormonal birth control.
If im on birth control should i start your period right when i take the first white sugar pills or will it take a few days after for me to start?
It varies. You may get a period within the first week or you will get your period 4 weeks later.
