Octal - See also. 1  Computer numbering formats. 2  Octal games, a game numbering system used in combinatorial game theory. 3  Syllabic octal, a specific octal representation of 8-bit syllables.
Your doctor or nurse will suggest 1 of the following methods to begin taking the pill: Start your first pack of pills on the first day of your menstrual period. Use a backup method of birth control (such as condoms with spermicide) until you start the pill.
1 Start your pills today. 2  If you start your pills today, you should use a backup method of birth control (condoms with spermicide) during the first 7 days of the pill package. 3  Birth control pills will start to protect you from pregnancy after the first week, if you take them correctly. If you start your pills today, you should use a backup method of birth control (condoms with spermicide) during the first 7 days of the pill package. 2  Birth control pills will start to protect you from pregnancy after the first week, if you take them correctly.