Is it OK to not take the 7 sugar pills of a 28 day birth control pack? Can I ovulate in those days?

You have some questions about oral contraceptives, and exactly how they work, and how things work with the sugar pills that are at the end of a 28-day pack. Oral contraceptives are very effective at preventing pregnancy when taken as prescribed. When taken as prescribed, the chance of getting pregnant is less than 1%. However, a lot of women miss pills or don't start pills when they should, and so they end up getting pregnant 8% of the time. The pills that you take in your pack contain hormone that help to suppress ovulation, and they're given at specific times in your cycle to prevent ovulation. So it's important to start on the first day that you're supposed to start, and then at the end of a 28-day pack, the last 7 pills are sugar pills, but a lot of people like to have those available, because it just makes it so you're used to taking a pill every day and you don't forget to start on day 1 of your next cycle.

Basically, you're able to get pregnant (or you're fertile) for 6 days out of each month - 5 days leading up to ovulation and on the day of ovulation. And ovulation typically happens about mid-cycle, and so of a 28-day cycle, you'd probably ovulate on day 14 and be able to get pregnant for 5 days leading up to that day, because sperm can actually live inside a woman's reproductive tract for 3 to 5 days. So you could potentially have unprotected intercourse on day 9 and actually get pregnant if you ovulate on day 14. It's possible, but the chance is low - about 5%. The chance of getting pregnant increases when you have intercourse closer to ovulation. The chance is actually greatest on the day before ovulation at about 30% to 35%. But of course, this all only applies if you're not taking contraceptive pills, using any other forms of contraception, or if you're not taking it as prescribed. Then you might ovulate, and pregnancy is possible.

[ZsaZsaRodeo]

DO I HAVE TO TAKE THE DAMN SUGAR PILLS OR NAWWWW

[hazelwoods]

Okay to answer the question of the title, you don’t need to take the sugar pills, if you’d prefer to take a break, placebo pills (inactive pills) it’s the last week where you’re expecting your period to start (I get lazy to get up in the morning to take them because I usually take my active pills at 7 am but since these are inactive pills I don’t have to ) but You have to be aware to start taking your active pills from the next pack as soon as your placebo week is over and take your active pill at the exact time you always take your active pill to prevent pregnancy, it’s best to mark or put an alarm when you are expected to take the next pack , My pack has 21 active pills and 7 inactive pills (placebo pills are usually just dummy pills and are there to remind you on taking pills at the same time every day) and I’ll like to state that I’m also taking a combination pills. But if you’re still afraid that you won’t get your period if you don’t take your placebo pills, which isn’t true you’d still get it unless something had went wrong prior to your placebo week, then by all means you can still continue taking them

[hermietayao]

What are the chances of getting pregnant if you had contact on the 7-day break?

[angelmiggymaddie]

I don't have a 28-day cycle, my doctor told me to take another pack of pills on the first day I get my period and disregard the remaining sugar pills. Is it okay not to finish all 7 sugar pills and start a new pack on the day 1 of my new cycle? Like my doctor said. I'm quite confused because there are no articles about it. I don't know who to ask. I'm relying on youtube. Lol. Thanks.

[michaelwhittman]

You can tell this is geared towards women because the answer given in the video has absolutely nothing to do with the question that is the title of the video

[rickygmo]

great video. Peace of mind, provided.

[Maggimi-bx]

Can I just take active pills everyday and not take any of those sugar pills

[clarkrespicio]

should i wait 7 days before taking new pack of contraceptive pills?

[darkprinz]

missed one tablet once on the sugar pill ...how to do?

[ndamarouna]

what if i bleed for the 28day with serious cramping

[lolikun]

Got a question, and would feel really glad if it were to be answered..
So, my GF has been taking pills for a while following what the Local Nurses says, and there was a varying information on to when to start a new pack, One nurse said, she should take a NEW pack once her Period starts, so 2 months ago or so, she got her period on her 25th pill, (4th placebo pill) and we started the new pack (1st active) the day after as said.. and then another nurse said that we should start a new pack only if we were finished with the 7 day placebo pills, now that I realized it, we've been cut short on the days of her menstrual cycle. Since we did not do the 7 day break but instead a 4 day break.
Do we risk getting pregnancy? Because she usually get her period on the days of 20+ but she got her period about the 15th day today, which amounts to about 26th days in the cycle.

[StormySky]

She doesn't even answer the question.😒

[teashawhitten]

To be honest with you I plan on taking a couple of then stop in and see if I get pregnant cuz I've been trying for a long time and I'm going to see if this helps cuz a lot of people I know who did it and it helped them get them get pregnant

[Maggimi-bx]

What if I don’t get period on the fourth day of sugar pills should I start the next pack and skip the sugar pills or should I continue to finish sugar pills then start the next pack

[daisyjaneling]

I had to ask you this. This is the first time I took pills. First day of my menstration was on June 16 and it lasted until the 21st. Had unprotected sex on June 29 and a week after which was July 6. I took the first pill the next day June 7.. I am no taking the 4th brown pill and havent got my period yet. I did take pregnancy test thrice and it was all negative. I am just worried maybe ot was just a false negative. whats your thoughts about it. Thanks.

[andyben]

Can i please ask, what will happen if you take sugar pills when you're pregnant??