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So I'm kinda confused about what kind of pill is mentioned that byeol takes. In one of the chapters she says she's ovulating but if someone is on the pill they don't ovulate. The pill stops eggs from releasing so symptoms of ovulation don't appear and when she suspected she might be pregnant then she should've known if she was taking the hormone or the placebo.

No offence but a little misinformation can harm many others.

I still do love your work. And I like how they dealt with the whole might be pregnant thing. Unexpected pregnancies are catastrophic.

Hope they try and be more careful and discuss it again if something fails then what would they do now that they're committed. This type of communication should keep happening between couples for longevity.

Thx for the lovely book xoxo

heya!! very valid question—and as a girlie who's been through the ringer with hormonal birth control I can assure you that just because something is supposed to work in certain way doesn't mean it always does (looking at u, my mortal enemy nexplanon)!!

the mini pill (which is what I've used the most) only stops ovulation for about half of the people who use it. as opposed to stopping ovulation, it thickens the lining up to prevent sperm from reaching the egg, which still gets released. it tends to be less effective than the combined pill and implant, both of which do fully stop ovulation (from what I know).

there also is no placebo on the mini pill. its constant pill taking, no breaks.

the implant and combined pill were nightmarish for me, so when Im on birth control I tend to use the mini pill—but even then, it has to be taken daily at the exact same time so if you slip up and forget etc then you're still at risk!!

so no offence taken, but if a 'little misinformation' (of which in this case, it isnt) is actually just making readers be more aware of birth control, their cycle, and potential changes in their body, I don't think that could be considered harmful. my bestfriend is about 4 weeks away from giving birth despite being on the mini at time of conception so.... yeah. it pays to be aware lol (bc even though its very exciting and everyone is very happy, it very much was unplanned!!)

in relation to the story, B is just joking around when she says that, 'cause she's finding an excuse for why she wants to jump his bones!! so is not supposed to be taken seriously regardless—my bad if it doesnt come across as it was intended! I believe it states that she uses the app more so to check her horoscopes, to indicate that she doesn't actually keep a check on her cycle too closely. so yeah. she's just making a joke 😭

I do wonder what it would be like if it happened at this stage of their relationship, too. neither of them are ready for it, in my opinion, so it would be tough to navigate!

thank you for the kind words!