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If ovualtion does occur, when does ovulation occur while taking the pill? #671/6

Would you like to... Print this page Email this page Post a comment Subscribe me Add to favorites Remove Highlighting Edit this Question I have been reading that ovulation does not occur during the week of the 7 inactive pills. If it doesn't happen then, when does it occur while taking the pill? Lost of helpful information on the website Secretary   Usually ovulation does not occur while taking birth control pills.  Their primary contraceptive effect is to prevent ovulation throughout the month, including the days when you were taking placebo pills.   In the occasional woman who does ovulate, ovulation occurs on about day 5 to 7 of active hormonal pills. When this happens pills protect against pregnancy by causing thickened cervical mucus or by changing the lining of the uterus so that implantation does not occur, even if ovulation has happened.                           Taken correctly, only 3 out of 1,000 women having intercourse for a year, become pregnant.               The following questions which are posted on our website will provide you with additional information:               Can you tell me when the fertile part of the menstrual cycle is - and how I might figure out when mine is? Click here When does ovulation happen if my cycle time is 25 days? Click here What is the best way to explain to combined pill users that they are protected from pregnancy during their hormone-free days?  #570 Click here Can pregnancy occur from intercourse on the final day of a woman's menstrual bleeding?  #915 Click here Key Words:  Triphasil birth control pills, ovulation, inactive pills (placebo), occur   Posted 7-10-2006, updated 7-13-2006, Updated 7-24-2006, Updated 2-18-2007

Robert A. Hatcher MD, MPH Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA ---2007-02-18

A Pocket Guide to Managing Contraception ISBN 978-0-9794395-0-6 #8005

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