Hello, I was wondering if anyone could
help me out with a problem that I have.
I recently skipped a pill on friday and
that night had sex with my boyfriend not
using any other kind method of birth
control and then I also skipped my pill on
saturday and also again at sex that night.
I took my two pills at 2 am on saturday.
In my package of pills this was the week
after my sugar pills. So I guess my
question is should I worry about getting
pregnant? Thank you for listening and
your advice
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Natalie112
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 65
Posted: 06-03-04 13:59pm
Kimmorga,
continue taking your pills as prescribed.
It is safe to say that you are probably
okay and not pregnant. You eventually
took those pills and didn't skip them
altogether. Again there is no knowing for
sure until you finish this cycle and
possibly miss your period. Because those
pills were the start of your pack
(beginning of your cycle), your chances of
becoming pregnant are less likely than if
it had happened a week or two after that.
You ovulate approx. 2 weeks after your
cycle begins (the first day of your period
is the first day of your cycle). This
does not mean that you are off the hook.
It is never certain exactly when you
ovulate unless you have some type of
monitor. It is good that you took the two
pills. If you ever happen to miss a pill
even two days in a row, take them together
as to not miss them altogether. If you
are having trouble remembering to take
your pills and are not willing to use any
other method of backup birth control (ie
diaphragm, condom, etc.), you may want to
consider another brand of birth control
such as the ortho patch or the nuva ring.
The patch you switch weekly and the ring
you only insert and take out once a month.
I was on the nuva ring and loved it
simply because I didn't have to mess with
a pill day to day. Sorry for the lengthly
reply, hope it helped.
Good luck,
natalie
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kimmorga
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Posts: 4
Posted: 06-03-04 14:32pm
Thank you very much for your help!
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2ferano
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 06-03-04 22:37pm
Every woman ovulates at different times of
her cycle. You should not have sex on
days that you skipped a pill and if you
miss even just one pill you need to use a
back-up method of birth control for at
least seven days.
Also, sperm can live inside your body for
five to seven days. So even if you are
not ovulating on the day that you have
intercourse does not mean that you won't
be before that sperm dies.
Be very careful. Even taken correctly
birth control is only 99% effective. If
you miss pills you need to use a backup
method.
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