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I've had an attack of some sort of tummy bug, and I'm worried: my pill says that such things can make birth control ineffective!!

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Question - (19 August 2007) 4 Answers - (Newest, 22 August 2007)
A female Iceland age 30-35, anonymous writes:

I've had an attack of some sort of tummy bug, and I'm worried: my pill says that such things can make birth control ineffective!! What do I do to combat the possibility? My boyfriend and I are very active, and although while I'm sick of course I don't feel up to it, I know that sperm can live quite a while in there.....

What do I do?

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A reader, anonymous, writes (22 August 2007):

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Thank you!! hopefully everything will be OK. We'll see in a few weeks, when I'm due for my period. I've been feeling sick on-and-off for the past several days- I think it's mostly stress, though. Not ready for a baby yet!

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A female reader, penta United States +, writes (21 August 2007):

penta agony auntYou should use condoms until you're finished with this pill pack and start the next. BTW, antibiotics can mess with the pill, too.

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A female reader, YummyMummy United Kingdom +, writes (21 August 2007):

YummyMummy agony auntI feel pregnant 7 months ago because I was ill and it messed my period up. Me and my partner used condoms for a week after I started taking the pill again properly. It wasn't long enough!

I would use condoms until you are doubly sure that you are protected again. Better to be safe then sorry. And believe me when I say you should use them for longer than a week :D

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (20 August 2007):

Use condoms, it's actually a very simple solution. Unless you want to risk getting pregnant but there's always a risk.

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