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    Jul 9, 2011, 07:13 PM
    How long before the because pill I am taking works?
    Ihad my lmp on 6/25 and started taking my ortho on 7/1. I have had unprotected sex many time before and after... did I give the pill enough time?
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    Jul 9, 2011, 07:35 PM

    It is best to give the pill a complete month before having unprotected sex for it to be fully active.
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    Jul 10, 2011, 08:03 AM

    Yes your birth control would be considered correct at 8/1 a month after you start taking it.

    Also taking pills late or missing a pill can effect.

    Plus of course you do know that no birth control is 100 percent,
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