hi i just started taking destrogen for the first time today the one you continuously take, i’ve just recently got a boyfriend and eventually i want to have sex with him (he doesn’t rush me or anything btw i just know that it’s gonna happen eventually) just wondering if anyone got any advice or things to know x

lots of foreplay!! imo quite important, that way it’ll feel a lot better and it’ll go in easier 😊

it takes 48 hours of use (so 3 pills) until your protected and as soon as you miss a pill or do something/something happens that affects the pill (on desogestrel i think you mean?) you’re immediately no longer protected and have to take the 48 hours of use again - three pills. any sex before a missed pill is protected. you have 12 hours to take your pill on desogestrel anything after this is considered a missed pill. taking it not on time could increase side effects such as irregular bleeding etc. irregular bleeding is normal on this pill- so is no bleeding.

it takes 7 days to stop ovulation also^^^ it works in two ways

@xkitty97 it’s my first time so i don’t know really what to expect and it’s probs not normal for people my age i’m 16 and most people i know have already done it x

@onthepillxo wdym x

which part lol

@onthepillxo yes that’s the one i meant thankyou x

@xkitty97 thankyou girl really helps xx

@onthepillxo you said it works in 2 ways

@slayqueen967 i had my first time at 17 w my now husband 😊 if u have any questions u can ask me but dont feel pressured just because others have done it okay 🥰

@xkitty97 thankyou! i’ve never felt pressured in a sense and we’ve chatted about it with eachother too and he just said to me that he doesn’t even think about it when i’m with him and he just loves to spend time with me and he’s ready when i am 🤍

This is from the NHS It takes 2 days (48 hours of pill taking so 3 pills) for the POP to thicken cervical mucus so that sperm cannot get through or survive. The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare advises using extra contraception for 2 days after you remember to take your pill. The patient information leaflet that comes with your pill might say to use condoms for the next 7 days after you remember to take your pill. This is because it takes 7 days for the pill to stop ovulation. It says it’s effective after 2 days. Yes it says it takes 7 days to stop ovulation BUT - “It takes 2 days for the POP to thicken cervical mucus so that sperm cannot get through or survive” - stopping ovulation is not the only way the mini pill works - it is *still effective* after two days because semen cannot physically pass through the cervix or survive.

@onthepillxo thankuou, i’m gonna wait a few months anyway until i feel like i am used to taking it, but if i continuously take it every day and i do want to have sex is it safe for him to finish in me?

copied it from what someone said to me when i first started last march, let me know if you have any other questions about this pill im on the same one :)

@slayqueen967 he sounds like a nice guy and its good that you guys communicate w each other 🥰🥰

@onthepillxo thankuou i really appreciate it x

@xkitty97 yeah which reassured me a lot which is helpful 😊

if you take the pill **correctly** (accounting for anything that can affect it and taking it within the timeframe) then yes it’s completely okay, my partner has finished in me since march 2023 on this pill

@slayqueen967 if u have any questions about ur first time tho im here anytime xx

@onthepillxo one of the reasons i got this app is to remind myself to take it at the same time anyway and for advice too☺️

please make sure you know what affects the pill effectiveness !! x

@xkitty97 thankuou girl i will keep u updated

@slayqueen967 defo it’s great for advice, don’t forget to set an alarm on your actual phone too as i’ve heard some users sometimes get no notification- although it’s never happened to me x

@onthepillxo is there anything serious that affects it?

@onthepillxo yeah i have an alarm too anyway x

5/6+ trips/cups of fully liquid diarrhoea in 24 hours, throw up within 3 hours of taking the pill- or if you throw up multiple times that can also affect it but that’s for you to judge. (if you’re ever in doubt about if you’re protected use condoms). some antibiotics do, you can find them on the nhs website. taking it 12 or more hours after you are supposed to. i can’t think of anything else right now but do some research around it incase i missed anything !! x

@onthepillxo yeah i’ve researched a bit before i got it, but i don’t plan to be sexually active straight away yet anyway xx