I came home late Saturday night and forgot
to take my pill. I usually take it at
around 10 or 11pm. The next day, I forgot
I hadn't taken the pill and had sex
without a condom. He didn't pull out, so
I'm worried. When I got home that day, I
took my pill, at around 3 of 4pm. But now
I'm so worried. I always take my pill at
around the same time. I JUST missed that
Saturday.
I don't exactly know how long it takes for
an egg to start growing if I missed a
pill.
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carolinagirl999
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Nov 2007 Posts: 19
Posted: 04-28-08 21:20pm
hey, if you miss a pill you are supposed
to take it as soon as you remember, so if
you are taking it the next day (which it
seems like you did) you should have taken
the pill you missed as well as the pill
you were supposed to take that day (so you
would have taken 2 pills in one day) as
long as you did this, you should have been
covered, but if you are really worried
about it, you can always take something
like Plan B which is effective up to 72
hours (some say 120 hours) after sex.
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jobiie23
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 5
Posted: 04-28-08 22:48pm
thank you. the reason why i'm scared is
because the last time i took the pill was
Friday 11pm. Saturday I missed it. Sunday
I had sex in the afternoon. Then doubled
up on my pill later that day because I
forgot to take the Saturday one. So
basically, I wasn't covered for more than
24 hours.. advice?
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PenguinsRus
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Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 1181 Location: New York, NY United States
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Posted: 04-29-08 13:45pm
You are more than likely protected. Every
time you miss a pill your chance of
pregnancy slightly goes up, but since you
took it as soon as you remembered and took
two pills within one day, you are still
pretty protected.
Carolina is right, Plan B is always
another option. It will prevent ovulation
and fertilization from occurring if you
take it in time (within 72 hours of
unprotected sex, but the sooner the
better)
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jobiie23
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 5
Posted: 04-29-08 23:43pm
so even though i took the pill after sex,
i'm still covered?
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PenguinsRus
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Joined: 05 Nov 2007 Posts: 1181 Location: New York, NY United States
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Posted: 04-30-08 09:22am
It is never 100% guaranteed, but it is
highly likely that you will not be
pregnant.
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