BCP questions...I know you guys never get tired of these....

[aerocowgirl.livejournal.com]

So I've got two questions, both about the pill.

1) Does it really matter when you start your BCP for the first time? For some reason I thought it didn't but then reread the instructions after taking it for a week and realized that the options both involve waiting for your period. I read on the vulvapedia that quick start is also an option. Why is this not listed in the pill instructions? I'm assuming it's because they want you to make sure you know you're not pregnant before starting the pill, but I'm not sure and was just curious.

2) My doctor switched me to a lower hormone dose (because I was afraid it was affecting my sex drive). This is a pretty trivial question...but...does that mean my boobs are less likely to get bigger again? I know side effects from every BCP differ, but I was wondering what taking a lower dose actually entails. I'm a 32-34A and it was WAY more exciting than it should have been when my boobs grew even slightly larger on the first prescription. They didn't even really change much but wow I was happy to take whatever I could get, haha. Just wondering.

Sorry if these have been asked before..

Comments

[loonylupinlover.livejournal.com]

1) If you start on the first day of your period, you are protected immediately. If you start any other time at all in the month, you must wait 7 days to be protected. You can start whenever.

2) Definitely not. Both low and high doses of hormones can cause the same kinds of side effects. My boobs grew a little bit on the Patch (high-dose) and were temporarily massive on the NuvaRing (low-dose) before settling down to a smaller, but still larger than before, fullness that's lasted for years now. It was funny when they were huge though because even my friends could notice!

[chiyo-no-saru.livejournal.com]

I agree 100%. Different hormone doses mean different things for different people--a huge dose of hormones may have no effect on one person, while a low dose might mean massive boob change in another. It's all individual.

[musicgirl312.livejournal.com]

I think you're spot on on the "making sure you aren't pregnant" thing- it's also supposed to minimize side effects (in theory) to start during your period. Then again, some women get horrible side effects starting during their period, so it's really up to you.