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I'm wondering why are you protected after your period on birth control?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Oral contraceptives: Are designed to protect against pregnancy (but not sexually transmitted diseases.).

Answered 6/11/2013

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Just stopped birth control. Had protected sex once since then, haven't gotten period (2 days late). Is this normal after stopping the pill?

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I started my second pack of birth control skipping the inactive pills, but am still experiencing a period. Is this normal? Would i still be protected?

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What can cause your period to be late besides pregnancy? I'm on birth control and I've already had a period since the last time I had protected sex.

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My period finished about a week ago and i'm on birth control and we had protected sex last night but i got light bleeding and i think its my period???

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Can sex post pone a period when taking birth control? Even with protected sex? Why is it late?

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