When Does Loestrin 24 Become Effective? (Top voted first)

I started loestrin 24 on the 5th day of my period and would like to know how long until it is effective. The nurse practitioner said one full packet of pills but that conflicts with almost everything else Ive heard or read.
Any advice/opinions/info appreciated.

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i have been on loestrin 24 fe for now alomost 2 months & 2 weeks. i engaged in unprotected TWICE on my 5th white (active) pill of this month (third packet). he ejactualted both times inside me. should i be okay? i take my pills everyday between 8:59pm and 9:03pm. should i be ok?

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I am started Loestrin 24 this month. I am taking the third brown pill today, and I have no sign of my period. I had unprotected sex last friday and he ejaculated in me. I started taking Loestrin 24 the first day of my period. So, if anyone can help, thank you.

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Loestrin 24 (active ingredients Ethinyl Estradiol + Norethindrone Acetate) is different with everyone. Some cases are 14 days and other cases are one month. With most birthcontrols it is recomended to use other forms of birthcontrol during the first month (ie condoms).

In my opinion I would still use protection while taking Loestrin 24 for at least a month, better safe than sorry.

Do you have any more questions or concerns, please post back and I would be happy to help.

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Hello everyone I wanted to share my experience with loestrin. I had sex on the eighth day of taking it, it was my very first birth control pills. I started in late february. Well I had unprotected sex with my boyfriend and he forgot to pull out. I was a little scared that there was a possibility of becoming pregnant. The whole time I didn't freak put though because that could and can mess with the menstrual cycle. Your mind is very powerful in that way. But what I'm here to tell anyone who wants to know the effectiveness of this pill should know it does work. In my case, I didn't get pregnant after taking the pills eight days, I took the pills exactly the same time everyday from the very first pill to today, 9:00 pm. That probably played a factor in preventing pregnancy. I didn't get bigger breasts or more or less acne. However, I did get moody, depressed, angry at little things and teared up easily and cried easily. I craved a lot of sweets. That's all I wanted everyone to know because I was a bit scared that I could be pregnant from only taking it eight days, but it is effective.

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The Web MD website as well as the leaflet for thus drug says For the first cycle of use only, use an additional form of non-hormonal birth control (e.g., condoms, spermicide) for the first 7 days to prevent pregnancy until the medication has enough time to work. If you start on the first day of your period, you do not need to use back-up birth control the first week. -So you should be okay after 7 days, as long as you have taken the pill every day at the same time.

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I've been on loestrin 24 for 14 days. I had unprotected sex on on 15th day. I've been taking the pill for the most part with in like 30min the same time. I'm okay?

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I never used any form of birth control before. I am trying to conceive for the a few months already. I went to a fertility doctor because I am desperate to have a baby. I am 37th years old and have normal bloodwork and ultrasound. I asked the doctor for IVF, but I changed my mind and I want to give my body a few more chance to conceive on its own. The doctor gave me a birth control prescription (lestrogen 24 FE, 1 mg) for twice a day before starting the IVF to control my body from ovulating. I only took 2 pills yesterday which is day 4th of my cycle. Since I changed my mind, will those 2 pills affect my normal ovulation and hormones for this cycle????? PLEASE ANYONE HAS AN ANSWER? THANK YOUUUUUUU!!!!

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Yes, it CAN cause acne. However, not in every woman. For me, it cleared mine up.
I'm a skin care professional, so i'm going to give you a few tips on how to get rid of that stuff.
Go to an organic grocery store (whole foods or something like it) and get a green tea or white tea or tea tree bar soap (without sulfates preferably). wash with that everyday. Also, sometimes usuing a humidifier when you sleep will help bring oxygen and blood flow to your skin, allowing the lymph (the substance that carries nutrients to your organs and flushes out toxins from the body) to flow to your skin and help heal it. Also, eating foods that are rich in antioxidants will help as well, because antioxidants are what fight free-radicals which cause your skin to break out due to bacteria. Blueberries, dark chocolate, white tea, green tea (also good for a body cleanse if you're trying to drop a few lbs). Now, if you want a quicker fix...go to your local walgreens and get some cortisone cream (make sure it's cream and not ointment), and after you shower, moisturize your face with that. It is a topical steroid (dont let that word scare you) that speeds up the healing process. DO NOT SCRUB YOUR FACE. a very light exfoliation, like from a warm wash cloth when you're washing your face everyday, is fine.

Something I did for one of my clients one time: she came in with REALLY bad acne (we're talking pizza face). None of the products i had were working for her. So i went to the store and bought some organic cocoa powder. I mixed it with warm, brewed white tea (which teas also act as an astringent for cleaning the skin as well and a toner! PLUS!). I made it into a paste. After 3 sessions of doing that during her treatments, her skin started clearing up. I gave her the stuff to do it at home, she came in 2 months later with almost perfectly clear skin and happy as could be. Because cocoa is a rich source of antioxidants, and it's natural.

Hope this helped :)

-Laura Elisabeth

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I'm almost to the end of my 2nd cycle of lo loestrin fe and I frickin hate it. Lo loestrin made my existing acne worse than it's ever been in years. Not only do the existing papules take longer to heal, but new ones pop up everyday. My chin is disgusting, and it's never happened like this to me before until I got on the lo loestrin. I'm calling my obgyn tomorrow morning because I can't take large red pus bumps upon more large red pus bumps. It's made me very depressed and frustrated. I was originally put on lo loestrin because I had heavy, painful periods. My periods HAVE gotten lighter but it's not worth the mess that has broken out all over my chin and jawline. Hopefully, the doctor can prescribe me another birth control that won't aggravate my acne.

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i just turned 16, im still a virgin and i started using Loestrin 24 on March 21 bc i have a really heavy flow. I missed 1 day bc i was out. my last period was on March 5. my sweet 16 is on March 31. i want to know how long does the pill take to lighten and shorten my period?

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DOES LOESTRIN 24 CAUSE ACNE AND HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CLEAR UP

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YES!!!

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Hi this is my very first time using birth control. I started my last period on 5/22/11 I went to the doctor on the 24th of May, which I was on my cycle at the time and she said tho start them the following sun. So I had unprotected sex on the 6day and still contiued to have unprotected sex. Can I be pregnate I have had many diff symptoms as far as lower back pain nausea , lower abdominal pain, tired, bloating, cravings.

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I haven't gotten my period yet but I want to start taking the pill today since it's a sunday and I am really anxious for this to start working. Is it okay if I take the pill before I get my period again?

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My obgyn has always told me to start the sunday after my period starts but when I explained to her I'd forget to start the pills if I got my period on Wednesday and would have to wait til Sunday to start. She said I could start on the first day of my period whenever that was. I think doctors say to wait until your period comes so that you know for sure that you aren't pregnant before you start the pills. If you are already pregnant and take birth control pills, it could complicate things. I'd wait til your period started just to be safe.

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i was wondering when it is safe to have unprotected sex on Loestrin24 fe?? i just finished my first pack. i just took my second pill in the second pack is it now safe to have unprotected sex?? thank you

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my girl friend and i had protected sex and the condom broke. she was taking the pill for a week before her period and then she had her period and then she became off of her period and was back on the pill for 2to3 day sbefore this happened... she went pee imediately after i discovered that the condom was broken... she said nothing came out.... also i am not even sure if i ejaculated...

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you're supposed to have protected sex while on antibiotics if on the pill. it can mess up the effectiveness. you need to wait at least a month after the use of antibiotics to have unprotected sex again.

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I am on my 2nd pack of loestrin 24 and I started taking the pill 2 - 3 days after my period started. I want to know if I'm safe to have unprotected sex and not have to worry about getting pregnant. I've been careful for the month I have been on it, I just want to know when I can start living a little worry free about this.

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i started to take lo lostrin fe since last wed. and until tomorrow will be in a week. if my boyfriend comes inside will i be ok, and wont be prego ever, if i taken it the same time every day, will it lost its effective if i am also taken other medicine such as abilify 2.5mg and 50 mg zoloft at the same times.

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