Birth control question... I skipped a pill...?
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no it does not matter, but you NEED to start the new pack at least one day early. otherwise, you will be on "placebo" for more than 7 days which puts you at risk of ovulation and pregnancy. so, when you get home, take the missed white pill on saturday and begin the new pack on sunday
no it wont matter, just start taking them reg again as soon as possible
I don't think so. I would just follow the schedule of the placebo pills and start taking the regular pill as you wouldn't skip that one.
When you miss a pill it's the seven day rule - wherever you are in your pill cycle, if you skip one you have to take them for a week afterwards even if it means opening a new packet.
However if you didn't have unprotected sex since you skipped just carry on with your placebo pills and start the next pack as normal.
Continue with the placebo pills, and start the hormone pills when you have one placebo pill left, so you're back on schedule. Consider the saturday a placebo day, because sunday you were going to start the placebo pills.
missing pills the 1st week or the last week of your pack are the ones that put you at a higher risk for pregnancy.
if you miss only one , you should take it as soon as you remember.
in my opinion you should use back up just to be sure...
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