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  • bluefairy
    Junior Member
    • Jul 2011
    • 3

    What happens during period when on birth control pill?

    Hey i just wanted to know what happens when a girl is on the birth control pill and she is on her period. I know the bc pill stops ovulation but then does ovulation occur just before the period?
  • shoshannah
    Veteran Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 228

    The pill doesn't just stop ovulation. it changes the whole monthly hormonal pattern that causes ovulation. During your week of inactive pills, you don't really have a period; instead what you have is a hormone withdrawal bleed. If you have been taking the pill the right way, there's no ovulation at any time of the cycle. That's why it is safe to have sex even when you're taking the inactive pills.

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    • bluefairy
      Junior Member
      • Jul 2011
      • 3

      So an egg is never released in a way until you stop taking the pill?

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      • Little
        • Feb 2007
        • 4329

        As long as your pills are working correctly, yes. Obviously there is some room for error, hence only being 99% effective and not 100%.
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