Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
I'm on combo bc pills. do i need to use condoms for pregnancy protection during placebo week?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
NO : As long as you have taken the bcps diligently you do not need additional protection against pregnancy during the placebo week. However you will need std protection.
Answered 6/1/2018
5.7k views
No: If you have been on your pill for more than a month your body is well adapted to it and it will prevent egg release during what would have been your fertile window. The placebo pills allow your body to shed the womb contents normally and restart for the next cycle. No egg=no pregnancy.
Answered 8/12/2018
289 views
Related Questions
A member asked:
Hi there! I'm on birth control and it's my placebo week. About two months ago, I took two pills on accident in one day. Am i still protected from pregnancy during the placebo week?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Does the pill protect one from pregnancy all month, even during the placebo-pill week?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
If I get a withdrawal bleed on the birth control pill during placebo week is that a confirmation of the absence of pregnancy?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Why are my breasts sore? I started my second month of birth control pills, finished my period last week during placebo plus negative pregnancy tests
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I'm on the 1st pill of my 6th bc pill pack.Didn't have a period on my previous pack during any of the placebos. I take my pills regularly. Pregnancy?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Had sex 1 wk before placebo pill. Whn he pulled out condom stayed inside me. On BC & always take them on time. Chances of pregnancy? Took b pill after
Haven't missed a pill or placebo pills but had sex without condom on last placebo pill....what are the chances of pregnancy ?
On placebo pills of birth control pack. Had sex. Condom slipped off inside (had to fish out). Does my birth control still protect me against pregnacy?
I changed my pill into different brand but with the same active ingredient and dosage after my placebo week. I had contact on the 4th pill without protection, can i consider myself protected against pregnancy during the contact?
If i take 2 bc pills late the week before placebo am i still protected against pregnancy during my placebo week? will i ovulate on placebo week? or is there enough medication in my body to protect me as long as i start my next pack on time?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
