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jdot

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missed Trinessa pill
Posted: 05-17-08 08:34am

Hi,

I am taking Trinessa, generic of OTC, and I took the last active pill on sat. morning, got my period on tuesday night - saturday. Then, I took my first active pill on Sunday (first day of new pack) at 10:00 am, took pill on monday at 11:30 am, took pill on tuesday at 8:30. However, I forgot to take my pill on Wed. am and I was sexually active on Wed. night and Thursday morning. When I realized I hadn't taken my Wed. pill, I took two white pills (day 4 and 5 of pack) on Thursday at 9:00 am. What are my chances of being pregnant? The Trinessa info. says if you miss 1 white or light blue, you don't have use an additional form of protection, but other sites indicate differently...

Also, because I travel quite often, I am taking my pill at slightly different hours, always before noon though. Is it risky to not use another form of protection? How strict should I be with making sure I take the pill at exactly the same time each day?

Many thanks!
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Dr. Nikola

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Posted: 05-27-08 03:46am

Recommendations for combined contraceptive pills (like Trinessa) say that If you miss only one pill in the first week you only need to take 2 pills the next day and no additional contraceptive method is necessary. This means that you did right when missed one pill so chances to conceive are very small.
Taking each pill in the same time every day is very important when use pills that contain only progesterone. Combined pills that contain both estrogen and progesterone, like Trinessa, don't request such precision.
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boverb716

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Posted: 08-10-08 02:23am

I am currently on trinessa and i take the pill everyday a 6:30. however i forgot on wednesday night and didnt realize this until saturday night at which point i took two doses. I did take the pill on thursday at the schedualed time though.

I had sex on Saturday morning. Am I still protected?
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