Q: How long do I have to start taking the birth control pill before I can stop wearing a condom? A: It depends on which type of birth control pill you are taking. When do you take it? Assuming that you are taking a combination of birth control pills, if you start taking them within the first five days of your menstrual period, they will be effective immediately and you do not need to wear a condom. If you start taking it five days after your period, it is recommended that you start without a condom after seven days. If you are taking the progesterone pill, then the pill will start to take effect after 48 hours of using it. Remember that birth control pills are used to prevent pregnancy, not to prevent the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, so if you are not sure, it is recommended that you still wear a condom to protect yourself, with or without the pill. Q: Do I have to take the pill at a fixed time? What if I forget? A: The progesterone pill needs to be taken at the same time every day, and if it is taken more than three hours after the time of taking the pill, it may not be effective. In this case, it is recommended to use other forms of contraception if necessary, take the forgotten pill (sometimes two pills a day, yesterday + today’s), and then wait 48 hours before you don’t need to wear a condom. There is no need to take the pill every day at the same time, but if you forget to take it, it is advisable to take the pill you didn’t take yesterday or the day before, and then use another method of contraception for a week before doing so. Q: I just had a baby, when can I start taking birth control pills? Can I breastfeed? Will it affect the baby? A: If you are not breastfeeding, you can start taking the pill 3 weeks after delivery. If you are breastfeeding, it is recommended that you start taking the pill containing only progesterone 6 weeks after delivery, as it will not affect the production of breastmilk. As for whether it has any effect on the baby, at the moment it is felt that it does not have any effect and can be used without any worries. Q: How often can I take emergency contraceptive pills? A: As the name suggests, the emergency contraceptive pill is used in case of emergency, i.e. when you might be pregnant but don’t want to be. It should not be taken often because it may interfere with normal menstrual periods, resulting in some irregular periods. The earliest emergency contraceptive pill was Yohtex, a progesterone contraceptive. It is recommended to take one pill within 72 hours after sexual intercourse and another one 12 hours later, with an efficiency rate of more than 75%. After a long period of observation, it has been concluded that Yutin should be effective as long as it is taken within 120 hours and that taking two pills at a time is just as effective as taking them in two separate doses.