2nd March 2006
1. It does not wear off over time.
2. Yes, it is useful for regulating periods.
3. Advil will not interact with birth control. Some drugs that will decrease the contraceptive effect: Antibiotics (especially ampicillin and tetracycline), St. John's wort, Anti-convulsants (to treat seizures, phenytoin, topiramate, carbamazepine), Griseofulvin, rifampin, Troglitazone.
4. Yes, It is still effective during the week of sugar pills.
5. If taken PERFECTLY, it is 99% effective against preventing pregnancy. Usual effectiveness is 95%. It is 0% effective at preventing STDs. Use two forms of birth control if you absolutely do not want to get pregnant. Taking the pill perfectly means taking it at the same time every day and not missing pills. Do your part and remind her how important it is that she takes it every day, call her. My suggestion: If she has a cell phone she carries with her all the time, have her set the alarm on it to ring every day at the same time to remind her.
2. Yes, it is useful for regulating periods.
3. Advil will not interact with birth control. Some drugs that will decrease the contraceptive effect: Antibiotics (especially ampicillin and tetracycline), St. John's wort, Anti-convulsants (to treat seizures, phenytoin, topiramate, carbamazepine), Griseofulvin, rifampin, Troglitazone.
4. Yes, It is still effective during the week of sugar pills.
5. If taken PERFECTLY, it is 99% effective against preventing pregnancy. Usual effectiveness is 95%. It is 0% effective at preventing STDs. Use two forms of birth control if you absolutely do not want to get pregnant. Taking the pill perfectly means taking it at the same time every day and not missing pills. Do your part and remind her how important it is that she takes it every day, call her. My suggestion: If she has a cell phone she carries with her all the time, have her set the alarm on it to ring every day at the same time to remind her.