Uh-Oh...

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-16-2003
Uh-Oh...
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Mon, 03-08-2004 - 11:07pm
I started my new pill pack 3 days late (couldn't get to the drug store on time). I followed the directions and it said that instead of doubling-up on pills, just start the new pack on the day I remembered and to be careful for 7 days. But Im worried because I had unprotected sex with bf the first 3 days I missed my pills. Now Im being careful (after reading the directions), but could I have already screwed up? It says that I may have triggered ovulation. If I did, how will I know that I'm ovulating? Would ovulation have started the first couple days I forgot to start my pack (during the time I had unprotected sex with bf)?

Someone please tell me that I didn't just have sex at a fertile time.

Any help or advice is greatly appreciated.

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
In reply to: chrissy_82
Tue, 03-09-2004 - 12:17am
Hi Chrissy, welcome!

You were 10 days into your cycle and your hormones were building toward ovulation. You may have caught it in time or you may not. There is no way to know at this point if you were fertile then or not. You don’t say how long ago you had unprotected IC. If it was less than 5 days ago, if I were you I would take emergency contraception as soon as you possibly can. (The effectiveness of EC decreases over time.) Take a look at the EC site at http://ec.princeton.edu/ You missed pills at a very bad time. You should do everything possible to pick up your Rx on time. Let us know what you decide and how you’re doing, ok?

Good luck

      Jill