sex while on 'off week' from pack

iVillage Member
Registered: 02-04-2004
sex while on 'off week' from pack
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Sat, 05-08-2004 - 1:26am
hey everyone

i asked a few friends and they didnt know the answer. so i'm turning to you for your comments, concerns, advice...

anyways, i'll be done my pack tomorrow and i'm wondering if while having sex on sunday-sat while i'm supposed to get my period (21 day pack) will i need to use a condom or should it be ok?

one friend said it'll be ok

another said that you can still get pregnant while on your period (???)

like i said, comments, concerns, advice, questions...please reply thanks

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Sat, 05-08-2004 - 9:54am
Hi hockeybabe83, welcome back!

Some women cycling on their natural hormones can become fertile and risk pregnancy from unprotected IC during their periods.

If you have been taking your pills correctly: on time (within+/-2 hrs. of your normal pill-time), haven't been sick and vomited or had diarrhea within 2 hours after taking your pill (that counts as a missed pill) and haven't been taking meds. or supplements that could reduce the effectiveness of your pills then you should be quite safe. Oral contraceptives are designed so that when you take the 21 active pills correctly you will be protected during the 7 hormone free days of your placebo week. You should be careful that you go no longer than 7 24-hour days between active pills in order to retain your protection.

Good luck

      Jill

    

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2003
Sat, 05-08-2004 - 7:14pm
Yes,you can get pregnant while on your period....And I agree with the other post....As long as you've taken the pills correctly and haven't missed any/taken them late you should be OK....