Hello
Thanks for writing to us with your health concern.
During the first month of oral contraceptive pill use, for practical purposes, consider yourself as unprotected against
pregnancy.
Particularly in the first week of pill usage, the hormones have just not yet started kicking in and exerting the effect.
Hence, some kind of backup
contraception is always recommended during the first initial month or two of pill usage.
Right now, you can take an
emergency contraceptive pill ( ECP ) to increase the protection against pregnancy.
The side effects would no doubt be enhanced due to the double
hormonal dosage.
Also your period might get irregular, this is because with ECP the normal cycle can be preponed or postponed to a great extent.
USe an ECP right now if it has been less than 120 hours since unprotected sex.
Continue using condoms for the rest of the month, until the next pill pack is started.
All the best.
Take care.