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A member asked:
How soon do birth control pills begin being effective? i've heard it takes a month also heard a week.
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Birth control: The effectiveness of birth control start after one full cycle have been completed on the birth control. For that initial full cycle, one is encouraged to use condom as well for that cycle or abstain from intercourse. It is also important to note that most birth control have failure rate of about 1 to 2 percent even when fully effective. Good luck.
Answered 8/19/2017
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