Sentences with phrase «backup birth control method»

You can take your first birth control pill any day of the month, but you may need a backup birth control method (like condoms) for the first 7 days.

However, when you start the patch could affect whether or not you need to use a backup birth control method (like condoms) for the first 7 days.

Unfortunately, the FDA restricts young women's access to the backup birth control method by requiring a prescription for EC for anyone under age 18.

However, when you start taking your pill could affect whether or not you need to use a backup birth control method (like condoms) for the first 7 days.

«Planned Parenthood is leading the charge to ensure access to this important backup birth control method — last year alone, Planned Parenthood provided more than 1.2 million women with emergency contraception to prevent unintended pregnancy.»

If you do not wish to conceive, make sure you are taking your pill at the same time every single day, use caution when taking any medications or supplements that may alter your pill's effectiveness, and use a backup birth control method when necessary.

You could be at risk of pregnancy if you don't have another backup birth control method.

Not exact matches

So essentially, the app tracks your menstrual cycle, predicts your ovulation (usually day 14 of a woman's cycle), and alerts you on the days that you are most likely to conceive so that you can use a backup method of birth control or abstain from sex.

Just remember, once you drop hormonal birth control, you need a backup method if you don't want to get pregnant, Dr. Minkin cautions.

For example, some antibiotics may make the birth control pill less effective and you may need to use a backup method while you are on the antibiotic.

You might need to use a backup method of birth control (like condoms) until the IUD starts to work — whether you're protected against pregnancy right away depends on what type of IUD you get and when it's put in.

As long as you get your next shots on time, you won't need a backup method of birth control after that first week.

So using condoms with another type of birth control (like the implant, IUD, or pill) gives you backup protection in case either method fails.

However, PPFA, the nation's leading sexual health care advocate and provider, expressed dismay at the scientifically baseless restrictions that deny teenagers over-the-counter access to the safe, effective method of backup birth control.