the answer is: not necessarily. the birth control pill isn't considered completely effective until it's been taken for a full month. your health care provider should have explained this to you before you received your first package of pills. since you had unprotected sex before the first month was up you should call your health care provider to find out if you should continue taking the pills as directed. taking birth control pills while pregnant is not a good idea. your health care provider can advise you as to your best course of action. you also need to be aware that birth control pills only work to prevent pregnancy. they do not protect you against sexually transmitted diseases so you still need to practice safe sex with a condom. hope this helps!
i just started birth control for the first time. i took seven pills and on the 8th day i had sex. was i protected?