Neither Pill nor Backup Method Needed—with NFP
Question
My doctor wants me to switch the brand of my current birth control pill to a pill that has less estrogen. Can you tell me how long I should wait before I can have intercourse without a backup method or if I even NEED to use a backup method? Thank you.
Answer
Last Updated: November 16, 2021
No, sorry, I do not know.
What I am an expert in is teaching women how to know exactly when they are fertile, so they do not have to worry about such things as which pill is least harmful to them. All they have to do to avoid pregnancy is identify if it is a fertile day, and then restrict intercourse to infertile days.
If you are interested in learning this, you can contact any of the experts on our website, under “Find a Local Resource”. I think you would find it quite liberating and empowering to be freed from the concerns of the long term and short term implications of the synthetic hormones contained in “the pill”.
I wish you luck in your research!
Sheila St. John
What I am an expert in is teaching women how to know exactly when they are fertile, so they do not have to worry about such things as which pill is least harmful to them. All they have to do to avoid pregnancy is identify if it is a fertile day, and then restrict intercourse to infertile days.
If you are interested in learning this, you can contact any of the experts on our website, under “Find a Local Resource”. I think you would find it quite liberating and empowering to be freed from the concerns of the long term and short term implications of the synthetic hormones contained in “the pill”.
I wish you luck in your research!
Sheila St. John
Answered By:
Sheila St. John
Sheila St. John is the Executive Director of the California Association of Natural Family Planning, coordinating the non-profit’s education and advocacy efforts throughout the state. Initially attracted to NFP as a healthy, effective method for planning families, drug, device and surgery free, her passion for NFP has grown over the last 42 years as she has journeyed with the over 900 couples she has personally instructed in its use, and been privileged to witness its role in overcoming infertility, women’s health, and the transformation that occurs in lives of men, women, and families, when we embrace God’s design for love and life.
