# Woman on the contraceptive pill Microgynon 30

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 22, 2003, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-on-the-contraceptive-pill-microgynon-30/196893 "2003-08-22T11:02:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-on-the-contraceptive-pill-microgynon-30/196893/1 "2003-08-22T11:02:39Z")

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I went to the doctors this morning to go on The Pill. He told me not to trust it as a contraceptive for the first month. Well the pills came with a leaflet. The leaflet says it is effective as a contraceptive straight away. So who’s right?

Any other dopers on this pill? What did you do?