I just started on lutera this week.
Today I took my fourth pill, but I was an
hour and 15 minutes late taking it. Will
this make a difference as to when it's
okay to have unprotected sex? Should I
move the date back a day? I know it's
probably fine cause it was only an hour,
but i'm the queen of paranoia. Thanks.
*lol.*
also, this is just a strange add -
on...Right after taking the last pill my
throat got strangely dry and i've been
coughing non-stop even after drinking
water. I'm wondering if it's not some
odd side effect of the pill (drying out my
throat maybe)?
Sorry for this odd post. Thanks for any
advice.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 11-03-06 04:06am
You are okay, you do have some leeway in
taking the pill.
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 11-03-06 04:10am
Read the leaflet that came with your birth
control - it will list possible side
effects and tell you whether that
particular side effect requires you to
seek medical attention or not.
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Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 6
Posted: 11-03-06 12:26pm
Thanks...I was looking around the net
after this post and read somewhere that it
seems to be fine to take bc within at
least three hours of the time you normally
do without disrupting the level in your
body. After that and your responses I
feel a bit better.
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Kia
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Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
Posted: 11-03-06 12:28pm
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wrote:
i was looking around the net
after this post and read somewhere that it
seems to be fine to take bc within at
least three hours
i promise you that info will be contained
in the leaflet or your specific birth
control. Please read it.
As a general rule
*a combined pill has a leaway of 3-4hours
(but should be taken as close to the same
time as possible).
*a mini or estrogen only pill has a leaway
of about an hour (but should be taken as
close to the same time as possible).
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Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 6
Posted: 11-03-06 13:06pm
I only came online to ask questions after
having read my entire packet carefully and
not finding the specific info I was
looking for. But thank you for your
answers.
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Kia
Supporter
Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 6594 Location: Planet Tampaxia,
I have read the whole thing too. I am on
lutera. I have taken the pill four hours
late, it does not say how my risk
increases, it just says "if you missed a
pill" I am sure my risks are not the same
as some one who has taken the pill only
one hour late, or some one who has taken
the pill 10 hours late! just tell me what
to do, what is the possibility that I will
become pregnant? (I had sex 15 hours
before I was supposed to take the pill,
meaning I took the pill 19 hours after I
had sex.)
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