the pill

LegacyUser · 24-01-2007 05:00PM #1

i was just wondering about the contraceptive pill if your suppose to take it for 21 days then have a period, does it matter when you start taking it?

Nevyn · 24-01-2007 05:20PM

Read the booklet that came with it for the instructions on how to take your medication.

blue banana · 24-01-2007 05:21PM

If you're starting the pill for the first time, (or obviously after a break of some time) you need to take the first pill on the first day of your period.

b3t4 · 24-01-2007 06:13PM

Your pharmacist will have no problem answering these questions. (Rather than heading off to your GP and having to pay out 50 quid!!!)

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Stargal · 24-01-2007 06:24PM

Your GP should have made that very clear when they prescribed it to you (unless you're just checking in advance?). But yeah, as blue_banana said, you have to take it on the first day of your period.

dame · 24-01-2007 06:27PM

Yes it matters. Read the booklet. If it didn't matter then they wouldn't give such careful instructions on when and how to take it. If you've already read the booklet and still aren't sure, ask the doctor who gave it to you or your pharmacist. You should have been told how to take it.

And remember that whenever you start taking it you need to use extra precautions for the first week (ie condoms).

LegacyUser · 24-01-2007 10:28PM

i was just checking in advance, wasnt sure whether if i ought to go to the doctor straight away, or leave it a week or 2

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