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| Tue, 05-04-2004 - 4:08pm |
i was supposed to get my period today, but it hasn't come yet. i've been on the pill for almost 2 yrs and it always came on a tues of the 4th wk. however,


Our bodies change, so over time some movement in your period’s arrival is to be expected. Onset of bleeding between 2 and 5 days into your placebo week is the average range. Throwing up within 2 hours after taking your pill is considered a missed pill because it takes about 2 hours for the pill to be digested. Unless sperm meet fertile conditions (the presence of fertile cervical mucus) they can survive in the vagina for only a few hours so IC a few days before the missed pill shouldn’t be an issue. If you miss a pill the FDA is now recommending that back-up be used for the next 7 days of correct pill use. So if you missed (vomited) your pill on the 23rd of April, then 7 days afterward would be Friday April 30th, one day ahead of your IC on Saturday. Based on that reasoning you should have been protected and shouldn’t have anything to worry about. I think you should be quite safe. Aunt Flo will probably be along any day now. Let us know when she arrives, ok? Thanks for stopping by.
The best to you,
Jill
thank you for your reply. it came today!
Good for you! Thanks for letting us know Kimberly
Jill