I have been taking birth control for 2 weeks and I am going on my third week. When I started taking birth control before I had my baby I waited about a month before I had unprotected sex due to this was my doctors advice. Well me and my husband got a little out of control yesterday and had unprotected sex. I figured it should be okay since I have not missed a pill but does anyone think or know if I can still get pregnant being that I just started the pill?

The claim that the pill protects you from pregnancy from the first pill is true, technically. From the first pill cervical mucus is thickened and the endometrium is altered making the acceptance of a fertilized ovum less likely, so therefore the pill has taken effect and you are being protected.

However it usually does take some time for ovulation to cease completely. Which is why its advised to use extra precautions at first.

Some studies suggest that the thickening of mucus and changes to the endometrium are what actually protect the majority of women from pregnancy, as the levels of hormone in the pill aren't enough to cease every woman's ovulation.

Having unprotected sex on the first day of your pill cycle means that although you aren't completely safe, as long as you continued taking the pill completely correctly and regularly from now on, you may just well be protected, (as conception is not entirely instantaneous, the fertilized ovum then needs to join into the lining of the womb, which takes 8 to 12 days, giving the pill plenty of time to come into effect altering the endometrium, making it less accepting of an egg and protecting you from pregnancy).


Taken from: Unprotected sex 1st week of Birth Control pills. Pregnant??? >> Medical Questions, Weight Loss, Pregnancy, Drugs, Health Insurance (http://www.steadyhealth.com/Unprotected_sex_1st_week_of_Birth_Control_pills__P regnant____t96097.html)

However, if you still are worried, my suggestion to you is to see your doctor.

MRS.S