1) "Could I be pregnant?"

If you are a female who has had vaginal-penile intercourse since the beginning of your last menstrual period, yes. If not, no.

2) "Am I pregnant?"

We don't know.

3) "Why am I bleeding irregularly?"

If you're on progestin-only birth control, because you're on progestin-only birth control. If you're new to combined hormonal birth control, because you're new to combined hormonal birth control. If you're on neither, ask your doctor.

4) "When does my birth control become effective?"

Read the leaflet.

5) "How effective is my birth control?"

Read the leaflet.

6) "How do I use my birth control?"

Read the leaflet.

7) "Will antibiotics interact with my birth control?"

Read the leaflet.

8) "Is the leaflet lying?"

No.

9) "Do I really need to follow the directions in the leaflet?"

Yes.

10) "Are you sure I can't start packs late, skip pills or take my break week early?"

See above.

11) "Will I be protected if my boyfriend and I ____?"

Depends on your definition of "protected".

12) "Is it safe to ____?"

Depends on your definition of "safe".

13) "Can my boyfriend and I ____?"

That's up to you and him.

14) "Does birth control REALLY prevent pregnancy?"

Yes.

15) "Is birth control a hoax?"

No.

16) "Why do I have [insert symptom here]?"

It could be your birth control. Or pregnancy. Or imminent death. Or something else. Or nothing at all. Or everything. We don't know.

17) "What's the best birth control?"

Depends on your biology, health, lifestyle and risk tolerance.

18) "Do I need emergency contraception?"

If you have had sex with no birth control, or birth control that malfunctioned, in the past 3-5 days, yes. Otherwise, no.

19) "I'm on birth control and use it correctly, but I just had sex. Do I need Plan B?"

See above.

20) "Is withdrawal a reliable form of birth control?"

No.

21) "How do I know if I'm pregnant?"

Take a pregnancy test.

22) "Am I pregnant?"

We still don't know.

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