First month of Birth control

[lalalalex911]

I started my period on Monday November 14th and started Apri birth control on Wednesday November 16
I have taken it religiously every night at 8:50pm and havent missed a pill I had unprotected sex several times on Sunday November 27, however he did not come inside me. I was just wondering if my birth control was affective then and if there is any chance I should be worried about a pregnancy?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
If you are taking the birth control pills for the first time, then it may take atleast 3 months for the birth control pills to be effective. If you miss your periods then I suggest you to test for pregnancy by a highly sensitive pregnancy test 10 days post ovulation with a sensitive ( 20 - 25 mIU ) pregnancy test. Also then I would suggest you to get your serum HCG levels estimated since this is more specific than urine for pregnancy tests.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[Chickens87]

I was told by doctor tat it takes 3 months for the pill to fully protect u from pregnancy. i was on the microlite pill for 5 years and recently got off it to try for a baby.. i used condoms for the first 3 months and didnt fall pregnant once while taking the pill once u take it at the same time each day and be careful if your on any other medicine it took affect it..:)