7 days...or a month?

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Registered: 01-30-2007
7 days...or a month?
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Sun, 03-25-2007 - 1:14am

ive been tolsd here on the boards that i am protected from pregnancy after only 7 days of taking the pill(even now when im only on my very first pack) but my friend who is on the same pill was told by her doctor that she will be protected after 2 months...

so which one?

ps. ive taken 8 pills now(Alesse 28), all ontime, the first night, i was feeling Terribly, Terribly sick...but i mixed my very first pill wiht drinking..so that was probly not smart. but otherwise, im perfectly fine.

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 03-25-2007 - 8:54am

Hi again hon, welcome back!


      Jill

    

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Sun, 03-25-2007 - 11:37am

ok well im a bit confused..ive heard lots of differnt things about this topic. but is it true that once ive started(Alesse 28) and after 7 pills, im protected not matter what during the whole month..even when im on the inactive pills? that is if i take them ccorrectly which i am, and at the same time every day too.

and my pill information doesnt say anything about it.

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 03-25-2007 - 1:35pm

>>my pill information doesnt say anything about it.<<


      Jill

    

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Wed, 03-28-2007 - 6:28pm

i take my pill every day, at the same time, and ive taken 11...soon 12.

and now, during anytime of the month as long as i take then perfectly im protected?

yes or no

and im protected also when im on the green, and during the first week or active pills for the next month

yes or no

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 03-28-2007 - 7:44pm

Hi again queenchaos16, welcome back!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 01-30-2007
Wed, 03-28-2007 - 9:41pm

oh ok so i am protected. :) even tho ive only taken 12 pills now, plus i havnt had any of that.

but i read somewhere that acetmephetin??? sorry cant spell it, but i heard that can effect taking Alesse :S !!! and i took 2 for a headache a few days ago, is it true that will decrease the pills effectiveness??

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Registered: 12-30-2003
Wed, 03-28-2007 - 9:50pm

>>i read somewhere that acetmephetin??? sorry cant spell it, but i heard that can effect taking Alesse <<


Acetaminophen should not decrease the effectiveness of Alesse.

      Jill

    

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Registered: 01-30-2007
Wed, 03-28-2007 - 10:02pm

oh ok good..i was worried:S lol

im sooo sorry about this(ive asked so muhc :S)...im just...paranoid...its just this is a big thing cuz i dont wanna get pregnant, at least not for a few years. :P
but right now, im protected right?(12 pills first pack)