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Hello doctor,
I take a daily pill of 21 pills. I just finished my last pill 3 days ago and am currently on a break. The doctor asked me, is it safe to have sex during 7 days off birth control pills?
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Answered by Pharmacist Nguyen Van Thang - Clinical Pharmacist - Faculty of Pharmacy, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Hi friends,
With the question "Is it safe to have sex during 7 days off birth control pills?", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Daily contraceptive pills usually contain estrogen and progesterone (these two are two). female sex hormone), has the effect of preventing ovulation, thickening the cervical mucous membrane, preventing sperm from swimming towards the uterus to fertilize, changing the uterine wall unsuitable for egg implantation , so it has a contraceptive effect. If you've taken the 21-pill daily and regularly, during the 7-day break, you're still protected. However, since the overall effectiveness of oral contraceptives can be only 91-99%, a small percentage may have an unplanned pregnancy. Therefore, you should still monitor your period and visit an obstetrician-gynecologist if there is an abnormality.
If you still have questions about sex during the 7 days off birth control pills, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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