If you skip a birh control pill - can you get pregnant?
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If it's in the middle of your pack, then the likelihood of getting pregnant is VERY low. If it's at the beginning or end of your pack, the chances are higher. If you're more than 12 hours late in taking it and it's from the beginning or end of your pack, you should continue taking them as normal but use a condom for the next 7 days.
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Yes. And I think it takes about two weeks before you are safe again.
you can get pregnant while on birth control, it just drastically decreases your chances, but missing a pill or any irregularities in frequency of taking the pill can increases the chances of pregnancy more.
yes you can
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YES. However, if you miss one pill, take two the next day and you will be fine (most likely, not always). If you miss two pills, take take two for the next two days and use a condom for the rest of the month. If you miss three or more pills, you definitely have a higher chance of getting pregnant and need to use protection! You need to stop taking the pills and restart them on the first Sunday after you start your period again.
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I have been on the pill for 13 years and have heard this speech twice a year every year since I started them. Also, I am graduating nursing school in May.
yes.
They do suggest you use a back up method for the rest of the month if you miss a hormone pill.
What if I miss a pill?
Although you should take the pill at roughly the same time of day, it is not considered missing the pill unless you forget to take the pill for the whole day.
*If you miss one hormone pill: take it with current day's pill (2 total) as soon as you remember.
*If you miss 2 hormone pills: take 2 pills as soon as you remember, and 2 the next day, then back to normal.
*If you miss three pills, that's it! you will get your period. Throw away the package and start over with a new package.
*If you miss a sugar pill, don't worry about it.
*If you miss any hormone pills, you need a backup method of birth control (such as condom) for the rest of the month. http://www.pamf.org/teen/sex/birthcontrol/bcpill.html
In most cases, if you miss only one day the risk of pregnancy is very low -- especially if you have been on the pills for longer than a few months. The risk is certainly less than 5 percent. http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/12656.xml&catref=cat750006
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5% isn't a high risk, but why risk it at all? Use a condom when in doubt.
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