How long does the pill stay in your system?

Question

is it true that birth control hormones stay in your body for three months? so you can have s*x for three months and be fine? thats what my friend told me.

Answer 1

thats what they say but its soooo not true, you will not be protected. icame of my pill to start trying for a baby, i was pregnant within a week from my last pill lol!  

unless you want a child use contreception!

you are not protected! gd luck x*x

Answer 2

That's isn't entirely true.  You need to read the little instructions and risks paper that comes with the pills.

I was on the pill for over 6 years when I decided to get pregnant, six weeks after I stopped taking the pill I was pregnant and I thought I had awhile longer yet. I wouldn't listen to others.

Answer 3

NO, you cannot have s*x for three months and be fine. That's a total myth/lie which could get you in a lot of trouble.

Women can get pregnant while ON the pill, women can get pregnant if they miss only one pill in a cycle. No birth control is 100%. Stopping taking it is going to dramatically increase your odds.

Answer 4

Yes, the hormones that the pill releases can stay in your system for 3 months but they do not remain as strong, or strong enough to prevent an egg from being dropped. Chances are, the first month you are off of the pill you will release an egg and could get pregnant, they just recommend waiting 3 months before TRYING to get pregnant so that every last drop of the hormones are gone and won't harm the fetus.

Answer 5

I stopped the pill at the end of Feb after being on it for nearly 10 years and thought that it would take months for me to get pregnant BUT I got pregnant around the 2nd week in March.....so i would say no it doesn't necessarily stay in your system for any amount of time.