Question 1

can drinking grapefruit juice and blood orange juice  affect my birth control?

Accepted Answer

: These don't make your birth control less effective for contraception. They may cause an increase in estrogen related side effects such as breast tenderness to name one.

Question 2

in my birth control, i have 20 days of orange pills and 10 days of white pills. is it safe to have sex during the white pills?

Accepted Answer

Oral contraceptives: If you are taking the medication properly then you can't get pregnant any of the days

Question 3

gyn ? 
orange brown discharge. itching. did recently begin birth control again after not taking it for a month. unprotected sex with same partner i've always had within the last 3 days.

Accepted Answer

Discharge: Takes ~ 1 week of BCPs to have  effective contraception.  It takes  2-3 weeks to  detect a pregnancy; for the first 5 days after conception the embryo is moving down the Fallopian tubes to the uterus, takes a few more days to implant /develop sufficient placenta/ HCG  be detected. May be vaginitis, yeast(itchy) ,trich (itchy), BV or myco/ureoplasma. If no period in 3 weeks check HCG. F/U w/Doc

Question 4

having a pinkish/orange discharge and just got off my period this sunday and i've  missed the last 2 of my birth control pills that i take once a day.

Accepted Answer

Try not to miss!: Continue with your regular schedule for the next cycle and see what happens at the time of your next period.
If you have a normal one, you can just continue the usual way, otherwise have a pregnancy test done.

Question 5

i'm feeling a little sick, i heard orange juice can help prevent a cold but i am on birth control, will the vitamin c affect it?

Accepted Answer

Birth Control Pill: I admire you for your concern for Health.
Trust healing powers of your body, it sure will take care of “Feeling little sick”
Orange juice does not prevent cold.
Taking vitamin C supplements regularly produces reduction in the duration of a cold by 1 day.
Vitamin C can cause a rise in estrogen levels, Oral estrogens can also decrease the effects of vitamin C in the body.
See a Gynecologist.

Question 6

i had an essential oil diffuser with orange scented oil in my room for 45 min-1 hr. washed my hands after pouring in the oil. 20 mins later took my birth control pill, can inhaling the scent/touching pill after handling oil decrease effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

No: Touching or handling oils should not affect efficacy of the medication. Continue taking pill as directed by your physician.

Question 7

i was on amoxicillin and take the birth control called apri. i had an incident where the protection broke so i took a plan b. today im noticing light orange discharge and pain when urinating. is it possible to be pregnant or am i imaging things?

Accepted Answer

Plan B: If taken within 24 hours of sexual intercourse it can reduce risk of pregnancy by 95%. Normally plan B does not cause pain with urinating although it can lead to various changes in normal vaginal bleeding patterns. Don't know how long ago you took the Plan B. Home pregnancy test can be taken about 2 weeks after sexual intercourse if you are ever concerned about possible pregnancy.

Question 8

can i gain weight after birth control? i lost my birth control becuause my insurance ran out, right after that i notice that my body was changing. while i was on birth control i was loosing weight but once i finished my last pack i stopped being able to l

Accepted Answer

Withdrawal : Withdrawal of birth control is highly unlikely to cause weight gain. Without birth control you may be pregnant which can cause an initial, significant weight gain. Other issues are thyroid dysfunction. Sometimes the estrogen in oral contraceptives can cause nausea and now you may be relieved of this nausea.

Losing insurance should not prevent you from obtaining contraception. Wal-mart has very cheap birth control as does planned parenthood and neighborhood health clinics. The clinics can also evaluate for thyroid dysfunction. I would suggest that you check out one near you.

Question 9

how safe is birth control?

Accepted Answer

Safer than Pregnancy: Since the birth control method is not specifed in the queston.  In general, if a patient does not have contraindications to a specific method of birth control, all methods are considered safer than pregnancy, which has a higher risk of complications and mortality (death) rate).

Question 10

how much is birth control?

Accepted Answer

Depends: This depends on where you live and what kind of birth control you want. The cheapest method i know of is to use a brand of pills called sprintec. It is $12 for 3 packs at any walmart or kroger.

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Can drinking grapefruit juice and blood orange juice affect my birth control?

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In my birth control, i have 20 days of orange pills and 10 days of white pills. is it safe to have sex during the white pills?

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Gyn ? orange brown discharge. itching. did recently begin birth control again after not taking it for a month. unprotected sex with same partner i've always had within the last 3 days.

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Having a pinkish/orange discharge and just got off my period this sunday and i've missed the last 2 of my birth control pills that i take once a day.

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I'm feeling a little sick, i heard orange juice can help prevent a cold but i am on birth control, will the vitamin c affect it?

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I had an essential oil diffuser with orange scented oil in my room for 45 min-1 hr. washed my hands after pouring in the oil. 20 mins later took my birth control pill, can inhaling the scent/touching pill after handling oil decrease effectiveness?

A member asked:

I was on amoxicillin and take the birth control called apri. i had an incident where the protection broke so i took a plan b. today im noticing light orange discharge and pain when urinating. is it possible to be pregnant or am i imaging things?

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Can i gain weight after birth control? i lost my birth control becuause my insurance ran out, right after that i notice that my body was changing. while i was on birth control i was loosing weight but once i finished my last pack i stopped being able to l

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How safe is birth control?

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How much is birth control?

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