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Okay, question. I've got an appointment for Wednesday with my friendly neighborhood Planned Parenthood to start birth control for the very first time, because I'm in a relationship and we both like sex a lot and both hate condoms even more. Will starting the pill in the middle of my cycle throw my period off? It would be awesome if it did, because I'm due to start the day after the boy gets here to visit for the first time in three months, but this might be wishful thinking.
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Feb 7, 2011 04:56
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How soon after starting the pill should I be expecting nasty side effects to kick in? Because I've been on Micronor for a week and if anything, my skin is clearer and my sex drive is higher than it's ever been. Is this confirmation bias, or what? I feel hungry more often than normal, but I can pretty much regulate what I put in my mouth so I'm not too worried about ridiculous weight gain. Is the other shoe going to drop soon? 
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Feb 14, 2011 21:08
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ilysespieces posted:All I can say is that I started Microgestin back in October and I guess got lucky and had none of the negative side effects. Though I'm thinking of going off it for Implanon soon, I just hope I get lucky again in regards to side effects. I just hate how expensive not having babies is. For loving real. Even through Planned Parenthood it's costing me $35 a month. I'm in art school, guys, I can't afford this poo poo  But it's still cheaper than an Actual Live Baby, I guess, so.
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Feb 14, 2011 21:23
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Okay, women (and unusually knowledgeable gentlemen!) - I am on Micronor, a progestin-only pill. I had sex with my partner Tuesday night without a condom, then missed a pill by five hours on Wednesday. I took it as soon as I remembered Wednesday night and am back on schedule today (Thursday) and have not had sex without a backup method since Tuesday. My question is, do I need to be flipping out about a lapse in protection for sex that I had BEFORE I missed my pill? I can pick up a dose of EC tomorrow if I need to and still be within the requisite 72 hours, but it always makes me horribly sick and I have to work all day tomorrow 
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Apr 12, 2012 22:35
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The insert in the Micronor packet says 1) Take a missed pill as soon as you remember that you missed it; 2) Go back to taking pills at your regular time; 3) But be sure to use a backup method every time you have sex for the next 48 hours. It doesn't mention anything about the window of protection BEFORE you miss a pill.
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Apr 13, 2012 02:34
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