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i was wondering if it still works when you are on the brown pills. i just had sex without a condom and i'm a little worried. does it still work?
okay thank you.8]
"The placebo pills allow the user to take a pill every day; remaining in the daily habit even during the week without hormones. Placebo pills may contain an iron supplement, as iron requirements increase during menstruation.
Failure to take pills during the placebo week does not impact the effectiveness of the pill, provided that daily ingestion of active pills is resumed at the end of the week.
The withdrawal bleeding that occurs during the break from active pills was thought to be comforting, as a physical confirmation of not being pregnant. The 28-day pill package also simulates the average menstrual cycle, though the hormonal events during a pill cycle are significantly different from those of a normal ovulatory menstrual cycle. The withdrawal bleeding is also predictable; as a woman goes longer periods of time taking only active pills, unexpected breakthrough bleeding becomes a more common side effect."
I got this from wikipedia...though I take birth control also, I don't always get my periods while on it now (it's been a year). I doubt you'll get pregnant during those days but it is better to be safer those days than the other days. And I'm pretty sure the pill actually makes it so your uterus lining not grow (like it does for people not on the pill to get their periods) not convincing your body it's pregnant, ergo the light periods. If you still grew the lining then when you got your period during the brown pills would be heavy not light. I also wanna add, 12 hours off a white pill increases the chance of getting pregnant...