Ok so today was the very first time ive ever been to the gyno...I cant tell my mom ive had sex and she was in the room the whole time when i was in there w/ the gyno so i lied and said i hadnt...Well b/c of my abnormal period he prescribed me on birth control pills. they are low MG actually its Yasmin 3mg...Well i looked it up on the internet and all and it still says that even that low dosage is still 99% effective..they say the low dosage doesnt change a thing w/ the effectivness.....i will still use condoms(most of the time spermide ones) and the pull out along w/ both of those....How effective do u think that will work...and mostly what is ur opinions or knowledge on the 3mg BC...Thanks yall!!!!! :D

Well i dont really know much about this type of pill, but I went to the docs about my abnormal periods too, and found out I had polycystic ovaries, and they supplied me with a contraceptive pill to regulate my period.

It worked, and me and my boyfriend have sex without condoms and we have been fine. I think most pills are 99% are'nt they? Oh well, i dont think they would have called it a contraceptive pill if it didnt do its job right.

Maybe if you do find problems, you should go back and see the gyno, without your mum maybe? He may have asked you if you have had sex before for a reason, I remember the doctor asking me, but I hadnt at that time so she didnt explain why she asked either.

Hope you get your queries sorted. :)

You really should be honest with your doctor, because they need to know you are sexually active for health reasons. Next time you go, have you Mum wait outside. The doctor won't tell your mother what you reveal unless you tell him to.

ALL combined birth control pills are over 99% effective when taken correctly.

If you take them correctly, and STDs are not an issue, you don't have to use condoms as well if you don't want to. The pill is meant to be a sole means of contraception and is very effective when taken as directed.

However, if you are unsure of your partner's std status, condoms are a good idea. Pulling out in addition to condoms and the pill is really not necessary, however, in terms of efficiency.

So y are there pills that have more mg than others? what is the use of that then?

Because, while the lower hormone formulations can prevent pregnancy perfectly well, they may not be able to suppress spotting in all women. Likewise, a higher dose pill might produce no side effects in one woman, but many in another.

There are so many different formulations of the pill out there because woman are so different from one another and what may work for one may not work for another. Until they find a "magic" pill that works equally well in all women, there will continue to be many different formulations of the pill with different forms of progestin, and different amounts of hormone.

ok so im now on "the pill" but b/c of the different pill how will i know if its gonna work for me w/ sex then...if there different in every women...as in is it different w/ effects from the pill but same in protection or maybe will work for one woman but not the next!!!! lol im sorry for the questions but thanks for the help :wave:

ok so im now on "the pill" but b/c of the different pill how will i know if its gonna work for me w/ sex then...if there different in every women...as in is it different w/ effects from the pill but same in protection or maybe will work for one woman but not the next!!!! lol im sorry for the questions but thanks for the help :wave:


If you take any pill perfectly, it's 99.9% effective. The amount of hormones (they're mcg, not mg's by the way) doesn't indicate the strength of the pill. They're all equally effective. Some women have problems with low-dose pills, and have side effects such as constant bleeding. This doesn't mean that the pill isn't working-- it most certainly is preventing against pregnancy, but there aren't enough hormones to regulate the cycle.

Most women are started on a low-dose because of the less chance of side effects. Again, less dosage doesn't mean less effectiveness.

Oh, and you can't compare Yasmin to the other pills, anyway, as far as mcg's. Yasmin is a completely different drug/chemical than the other birth control pills available.

THANK you to everyone who helped!