Still don't understand this...

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-29-2003
Still don't understand this...
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Mon, 02-12-2007 - 1:03pm
I am still at a loss as to how you can be safe having sex during your placebo week. I mean, isn't that like saying if you weren't on the pill that you couldn't get pregnant during your period? It just seems weird. Can anyone explain this to me??
iVillage Member
Registered: 05-18-2006
Mon, 02-12-2007 - 6:14pm

When taking the pill you do not ovulate. So it doesn't matter when you have sex because there is no egg released to fertilize.

It is true you can get pregnant on your period if you're not on birth control because you don't always know exactly when you ovulated.

HTH!

-Mel