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Q: Light pink spotting: forgot to take last 3 birth control pil

asked by: DoctorQuestion on November 7th, 2006

Is it possible to get pregnant? I have been on the pill for years now always the same one estrostep. I didn't get my period in september then it came twice or what i think it was my period on oct 3rd and oct24th and after it was done i had one day of light pinkish bleeding. Right after my period ended i forgot to take 2 of the last pills of the package and when i remembered i took 3 and the last one for the month. I'm just very confused about all this. thanks

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on November 29th, 2006

Pregnancy Answer A1809

When dealing with oral contraception, it is not a problem to forget to take the last 7 pills in a package that contains 28 pills. The last 7 pills in the packages (that contain 28 pills) are inactive and do not contain hormones. Normally, you should get your period while taking the last 7 inactive pills. You can go to a gynecologist to check if this irregular spotting is a side effect of the contraceptive pills or if the spotting indicates another condition. It doesn’t seem likely that you are pregnant, but you can take a home pregnancy test to be sure.

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