Can I start birth control pills before my period starts?  Mine is already a week late but not pregnant.?
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You can start on birth control pills whenever you want. However, here's how the intial protection works. If you start the pill on the first day of your period, you will have protection from day one. However, if you start at any other time in your cycle, you should use another form of contraception for the first seven days. This simply has to do with the way the pill works, in conjunction with how your cycle works.
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If you are taking a 21 day birth control pill, do not stop for 7 days, but start a fresh pack.  If you are taking a 28 day pill, the last 7 days are inactive pills; take the first 21 days, discard the last 7 and start a fresh pack.  \n\nHowever, you can only do this with monphasic birth control pills (ie: pills that have the same dosage daily).
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Try to calm down and wait it out. You're probably just a couple of days late. The pains might mean you're about to start. If you still haven't started in a week or so, do a pregnancy test. Remember, though, that you can get pregnant any time during your cycle, not just on certain days. Also, you should really consider using something along with the condom to make sure you don't get pregnant if it breaks again.
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I had the same thing happen to me and my birth control wouldn't stop it. You should visit the doctor but what he told me was to keep taking the pill until the pack was finished then he started me on some with lower hormones.And within a few days I was back to normal.
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Missing pills can significantly decrease the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, making pregnancy among sexually active users a greater possibility. However, missing pills can also alter one's menstrual cycle. Periods may be heavier, lighter, early or late, depending on the number of pills missed. For the highest level of effectiveness, it is recommended you take your pill at the same time each day. Additionally, if you miss a pill, follow the instructions in your pill pack to see what action you should take.
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Your doctor gave you pills after only missing your cycle by four weeks?  Talk to him again if you can.  Most women will miss the occasional menstration due to many different reasons.  Sleep changes, climate or seasonal changes, air travel, sickness, and the lists go on, and you might not even know why you missed it.  It is generally said by doctors that it's alright to miss the occasional menstration by 8 weeks, after that, then doctors can do some testing and examinations to make sure that nothing else may be going wrong.  I'd wait it out one more month, and see if it will return to you on your own.  But make sure you try to relax, being worried will only hault the coming of your cycle.  Good luck.  :)  If you suspect pregnancy, your doctor can get you tested very easily.
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Get on the pill. You are supposed to start way beforehand, but a week is long enough if you have a backup method for a while. It won't hurt your chances of conceiving later, either and it has lots of benefits.
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Im not sure what the end of this question was but if you were curious about when you can start birth control you can start as soon as your period starts again regularly or when the blleding from the injection stops then go to the doctor take a pregnancy test if no baby start birth control if you were worried about when to have sex again whenever you are ready
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You may not get them to be "exactly" on the 3rd, but if you take birth control pills and time it right (calculate a start time that you will take sugar pills  give or take a week before) you can get pretty close.  I wouldn't recommend too much tampering with your body's time of the month, but this is a way to help you have more control.  Talk to your doctor.
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The antibiotics may have messed with your hormone levels (the birth control pills work by keeping the levels elevated) and weakened the effects of the birth control, that combined with missing a couple of days may have upset your cycle and made your body think it was time for your period. Give it some time and it should return to normal.
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you should check with your doctor, but i would think so, since you can get pregnant before you start your period, i think also that it would be unlikely given the chemicals in your body.
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It's not really your period, it's called break through bleeding.  Call your gyno.  Are you new to the pill?  It's a common side effect, but it does increase your risk of gettting knocked up, so talk to your doctor and see if you need a different pill.
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I don't know how Alesse brand pills work, but I thought that you were supposed to begin the pill pack the first Sunday AFTER your period starts.  So if you had started your period on a Sunday, I'm pretty sure you should've started the pills the next Sunday.  Either way, it takes a little while for your body to really adjust to the pills (about 7 days before it provides birth control protection and potentially a couple of months until your cycle is regulated), so I wouldn't worry too much if I were you.  But if you are worried or have any questions, call your doctor and they'll be happy to answer any questions you might have.
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keep in mind that EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT and that i'm a guy and not a doctor. this is my personal account:\nmy girlfriend started taking birth control over a year ago. she started taking the pills in the middle of her cycle too. her first period was irregular and really bad, she said. the next period was normal and "so much better" she said.\nif you are asking about how long to wait to have sex, i would recommend you wait until after you finish the first month of pills. we waited only 7 days (as directed by her doctor) and we think this was the cause of the first period being so irregular. after a few months, your body will adjust and your period should occur like clockwork.\ngood luck!
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You betcha! I'm on my period right now cuz I missed two damn pills!! And I was in the middle of my damn pack. (Sorry if thats too much info lol.)\n\nWhen your not on any BC, you period comes every 28-35 days depending on ur cycle. Right? It knows when to come. BUT when your on birth contol, the pill is tricking your body to think its pregnant, so it prevents your period, and when you stop taking these pills your body knows your not preg and starts getting rid of the blood, fluids and uterin lining (i.e. your period). So, considering we're all tricking our bodies, you could have your period, go on your pills for a week or two, stop taking them and it would come again. \n\nIt sucks, I know, but its a good way to remember to take your pills or you will suffer the consequences of getting your period more then you should. And I'm sure we can all agree that thats the last thing we need or want.\n\nP.S.- If your period comes, DO NOT try and stop it by taking your pills when you're already bleeding, it will make your period heavier and longer! Trust me. (This is a whole nother subject that I'm not even gunna get into unless you wanna know, then by all means send me an e-mail.)\n\nHope this helped!\n\n****** I just read the answer above mine, ok NO, you never have to take a break from your pills! If you don't believe me, look it up on the net or ask your doctor! Taking a break is completely unnecessary. The pills need to be constantly taken to be regulated in your body. If not, they won't be effective towards pregnany. *******
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Your doctor should have told you that... but some birth control pills take up to a month to fully work! Talk to your doctor or a pharmacist!
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Your period may be lighter and slightly irregular with the birth control, review your medication insert, if you have further questions, consult the prescribing physician/and/or your pharmacist.  Don't forget to use back up protection like a condom during the first 30 days of starting the pill.  Also while on the pill, be sure to use a back up method of contraceptives when taking an antibiotic as it will weaken the effect of your birth control pill.  Good Luck