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can i start my birth control today??

so i just got perscribed birth control a few weeks ago, and my gyno said start taking the first pill the SUNDAY after i get my period (or that sunday if i get it on a sunday)

so i got my period today (thursday) and i was wondering if i could start today, but start with the pill under Thursday and just continue on from there.

To be honest, i reallllllllllly can't have my period right now. soo is it okay to start today and just continue on from there? (and just forget about the sunday,monday,tues,&wed pills before it) ???

thank yoU!

ohh ps i'm taking TriSprintec, if that really matters which one i'm taking

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  • Shelby
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    birth control pills is started to take on the period's first day...there are 21 pills şin the box...After the period's first day, you take it and use it during 21 days...And than, you take a break 7 days...

    And then restart the pills on the first day of the period.But althought this knowledge, ask your doctor...

    I took them this way, my doctor had told me to take them that way.

  • 1 decade ago

    Hun you're already having your period. Starting your pills now won't stop it. Just wait until Sunday like your doctor told you to. Remember that you need to use them for a whole month before they will protect against pregnancy.

  • Terri
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You either need to start the FIRST pill today, or wait until Sunday to take the FIRST pill on Sunday.

    You can't just "forget about those other pills".

    Besides, starting to take it today WILL NOT STOP YOUR PERIOD.

    You need to take them as directed, or find another form of contraceptive that you can agree to take them as prescribed.

  • 1 decade ago

    you can start taking it on any day... read the insert that came with the pills. it usually explains it. Sunday is just a day in the week, it has nothing to do with your body's cycle.

    If you already started you period, though, its probably not going to cut it short or stop it.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I wouldn't - besides, it wouldn't make your period stop immediately. I would stick it out and wait til Sunday.

  • 1 decade ago

    NO, start sunday. It won't be effective if you don't follow the directions.

  • 1 decade ago

    No, don't. Start it when your doctor told you to. It's just wayyyy easier that way.

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