I keep hearing different time frames for how long you need to wait to have sex without condoms after finishing birthcontrol. Can anyone give me a safe time frame? Thanks...

I keep hearing different time frames for how long you need to wait to have sex without condoms after finishing birthcontrol. Can anyone give me a safe time frame? Thanks...


First of all, it isn't even proven that antibiotics affect the pill. And, there are many antibiotics that DO NOT affect the pill for sure.

As far as how long, there isn't a rule. However, a conservative estimation (assuming that you take an antibiotic that "might" affect the pill) is to abstain/use a back-up method for 1 week after taking the last antibiotic.