The Pill redirects here. For other meanings, see Pill (disambiguation) . This article is about daily use of COC. For occasional use, see Emergency contraception . The combined oral contraceptive pill ( COCP ), often referred to as the birth-control pill or colloquially as the Pill , is a birth control method that includes a combination of an estrogen ( oestrogen ) and a progestin ( progestogen ). When taken by mouth every day, these pills inhibit female fertility. They were first approved for contraceptive use in the United States in 1960, and are a very popular form of birth control . They are currently used by more than 100 million women worldwide and by almost 12 million women in the United States. --> Usage varies widely by country, age, education, and marital status: one third of women aged 16–49 in Great Britain currently use either the combined pill or a progestogen-only minipill , compared to only 1% of women in Japan . -->
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Hi I am a 25 year old lady , I had unprotected sex on 15th XXXXXXX 2011 due to fear i had regestrone and did get my period followed by that I also had XXXXXXX tablet for 7 days then had my period and also after that every month with one ar two day...
Hi My name is XXXXXXX and m going to get married on 11th Nov 2012, but i have a problem with my period date as it may start from 10th Nov. Please suggest any pill that can control my period till the time I want or...
I have missed my periods but the home test is not showing that i am pregnant. I want to confirm that I am not pregnant. I had unprotected sex.
i had unprotected sex with my bf and the day after i bought plan B i only took 1 pill 5 days later im bleeding brown blood is it that im pregnant?
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I have a query on I-PILL. I had an unprotected sex on the 15th day of my periods. I took an I-Pill within 24hrs after that. I need to know how safe is this pill to avoid pregnancy. What all can I do to avoid getting pregnant. (it...
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I stopped using birth control in January due to wanting another baby, so I've been wanting to track my cycle for a few months before trying to conceive. my first period since getting of the birth control pill...
I am 24 year old trying to concieve. LMP was on 20 july-2011. had unprotected sex on 29th jul. i think i ovulated around 30-31 july. I got minor period like cramps on 7th and 8th aug which were on and off. also felt extremely tired and sleepy on...
I was on registrone tablets( one per day ) since 22nd July. My periods were due from the 25th of July. We had unprotected sex on the 27th-29th but my partner did not ejaculate inside. I had my last tablet on the 28th . Within how many days should...
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I have a question regarding pregnancy. I was fooling about with my boyfriend on day 8 on my cycle. I had my last period on march 16th and this occured on march 24th. We were naked and rubbing against each other. I am on oral contraceptive...
I had sex 3 times within the last week and a half and one of those times he didnt use a condom during sex but i have been on ortho cyclen for about 7 yrs now and take it regulary and i havent missed any pills . what...
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If taken frequently Is it bad for health and will it affect ones Libido?
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is it normal to slow the period during taking of pills (diane35) especially if first time?
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hye.. i had sex with my girlfriend 2 weeks ago.. she tuk morning after pills .. but both at same time.. until nw she not get her period .what we should do nw to avoid pregnancy .please help us.i realy need it.thanks
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i took i pill for the first time in July 2010.that time i had no side effect but from December 2010 i am having very short period which is light and lasts for only 2 days .is this happening because of the i pill
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i took i pill for the first time in July 2010.that time i had no side effect but from December 2010 i am having very short period which is light and lasts for only 2 days .is this happening because of the i pill
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what happens if i am not sure of my pregnancy and i take a contaceptive pill? i am 19 yrs old.60 kgs.i am 5 1
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i have done sex with my wife in her periods time, then she take i- pill in period time,but now one month later her periods are delayed, we check two times for pegnancy test but both times test are negative, but my wife period still not come(20 days are gone).before 2days my wife take meprate 10mg 3times a day but still periods are not come pls...
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Hi doc , i had misscarriage 3 weeks back it is of 6 weeks. Doc told me to do harmone test in second cycle as i have cyst in right overy by taking 20 contraceptive pills but i am scared to take. i want to do this in this cycle anyways it will take almost one month to come. will it be ok?
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I have taken a lot of energy pills and my pupils are dilated is that a side effect of the energy pills?
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Hi I had a high wbc in May and had it repeated two weeks after and it was still high. In addition to that my menstrual cycle was 45 days late in June and I have not had one in July. I do have an appointment with a hemotologist on Tuesday. Needless to say I have been a nervous wreck. Can you offer any insight as to what i going on. Thank you.
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