Expert: Diane Cheryl - 12/23/2006

Question
Well ive been on birth control for about 5 months now and ive always wondered would I be just as protected if i were to have sex during the placebo's (in mind that ive been on 5 months)?

And in the paper insturctions it says don't have sex before 7 days of taking the active pill, but i doesn't say anything about after you have been on the pill for more than a month.
would i be safe if i were to have sex between the 1st and 7th day of starting a new pack?

Answer
Hello Jazz,
I'm not a medical professional so please check with your doctor or whoever prescribed the pills to you. Another suggestion, go to allexperts.com and go back to birth control and ask Ramona this question. She might be able to help you.
There is always the possibility of getting pregnant. Please
read the following article below and email me at DCHERYL51@yhaoo.com and tell me what you think about this information.
Sincerely,
Diane Cheryl
Here is some information about the pill because I want you to know the
side effects and how it works.
I want to warn you on some of the risks of the pill.
<Progestins and the estrogen in the pill are artificial hormones that
make your body believe that it is pregnant month after month. All the
vital organs in your body are affected by the constant use of the pill.
It contains powerful steroids and artificial hormones.
This constant presence of powerful steroids is not healthy, and there
are side effects when using the pill. Here are the ways the pill can
work.
1. It can prevent ovulation (releasing an egg from the ovary)
  2. It can cause the mucus in the cervix to change so that if sperm
reach the cervix, they are not allowed to enter, and
  3. It can irritate the lining of the uterus so that if the first two
actions fail, and you do become pregnant, your body will reject the
fetus (baby) and he or she will die.
It's called a chemical abortion.

Here are some of the side effects of the pill:
-bacterial infections (because the pill weakens the immune system.)
-more susceptible to the AIDS virus (HIV) because the pill weakens the
immune system
-pelvic inflammatory disease-an infection of the fallopian tubes that
can cause sickness or sterility
-infertility-unable to ever bear children
-ectopic pregnancy
-shrinking of the womb (endometrial atrophy)
-mood swings and depression
-breast cancer
-blood clots
-birth defects in children conceived while women are on the pill
-tender breasts
-stroke
-cervical cancer
-weight gain >