Quick question

[Nick041]

Hey folks, how's it going?

My girlfriend & I made love Thursday morning around 12AM & once more around 1:30 AM. I ejaculated inside of her both times. She's been on the pill for a month now. Well this morning she began ovulating. She knows her body & she says she wasn't last night when we went to bed & 4ish AM. We woke up at 9:30 AM & she was.

So can anyone give me some statistics here? I know sperm can last from hours to 5 days inside the female body but what if she's on the pill.

Just any info would be greatly apprectiated.

[info_junkie]

I dont quite understand what you are asking but if she is on the pill she should be fine.

[demonbuttercup]

If you are on the pill, you DON'T ovulate! That is the main mechanism of how the pill works, among other things.
Most couples on the pill who are in relationships and STD free dont use other methods of BC.. just the pill, which is made so you can ejaculate inside her.

Question is... has she been taking her pill correctly? Every day and around the same time everyday??
Has she completed one full cycle (one pack) of pills? The pill insert says you are safe after one week, but my DR and Brandye (Dr here on the board) also recommends using a back up method for that first month.

There are posts around here you should really check out about how the pill actually works. My DR explained all of that to me when I first started.

If she wasn't on the pill, then your chances would be bad b/c like you said, sperm can live for several days inside the body.

No one can give you a statistic or %.
You are either 100% ok or 0% .

Besides, how does she "know" she was ovulating?

[dancingdoc2]

OK, folks, the statement is that she has been on the pill for a month. The problem is that for the pill to be effective, you have to be on it for one full cycle beyond the present one. Sounds to me like she figured he had instant protection and this is not the case at all. I'm surprised her doctor did not explain the facts of life to her regarding going on the pill and using a back up method, initially, until the medication kicks in.

[Talie]

Not all pills are like that, all the ones i have been on state in the instructions that u are protected from 1st pill im sure. I generally use condoms as well though to be safe. I would always read the instruction leaflet that comes with the pill.

[demonbuttercup]

Talie, you are right, all pills are different. It also depends on at what point you start your pills.

How long until I am protected against pregnancy?
If you use a Sunday Start and you are taking the Pill for the first time, you MUST use a backup method of birth control (such as condoms or spermicide) for the first 7 days. If you use a Day 1 Start, you are protected from becoming pregnant as soon as you take your first pill.

Click here for more information on Sunday and Day 1 Starts.

thepill.com

Thats from my pills, ortho tricyclen lo. Like I said before, the insert will say for 7 days use a backup method, but my DR suggested going through one complete cycle, before considering myself "safe".

So back to the original question. If your G/F indeed DID feel herself ovulate, then that's not good!

[Brandye]

1. There are no pills I am aware of that protect from the first dose. Many of the brochures state a week until you are protected and most doctors recommend a complete menstrual cycle.

2. OK, she knows her body. Very, very few women can tell the time they ovulate and starting on the pill will cause various clues to change. She does not know if she has been taking the pill as prescribed.

3. If you are really stressed out, as a couple, it is now too late for Plan B or variants. You are still in the time of effectiveness for mifepristone (RU-486 or a couple brand names). That requires a doctor's prescription and monitoring. It is generally accepted that if pregnancy lasts through the mifepristone, damage will have been done to the foetus and you should be ready for mechanical or chemical abortion.

[sera300]

Birth control pills are not 100% effective. Different pills contain different levels of hormones. The most commonly used ones provide immediate protection but the drug companies recommend using another method for 7 days to be certain. If she has taken them for one month (one cycle) already she should not be ovulating. If you engaged in intercourse and she felt she may be ovulating, such as she felt a "discomfort" or "pressure" in her lower quadrant of the abdomen, it could also be due to a pre-exsisting ovarian cyst which was "moved around" during sex or an inflammation of the appendix (discomfort/pain located in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen)which can also be accompanied by a low grade fever. Not every person develops a full blown appendicitis. I would ask her if there was any chance she missed a pill or took St. John's wort which can/will decrease the pills efficacy.