keep Patch extra day on 4 week?

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-18-2004
keep Patch extra day on 4 week?
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Tue, 05-18-2004 - 12:16pm
Someboy would tell me what would happen if I forget to take out the patch in the four week?

would retard my period?

I going on to a retreat for two days and I don't want my period to come.

my change day is on thursday and I normally get my period after the third day of taking off my patch if I keep it for another day would I have my period on monday or tuesday insted of sunday?

somebody have some experience

thanks
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 05-18-2004 - 5:25pm
Hi calenaco, welcome!

The prescribing information on the Ortho Evra site http://www.orthoevra.com/ says that during your active patch weeks you can wear a patch for as long as an extra 2 days and still be protected, so if you intentionally wore your 3rd week patch for an extra day I think it should delay your period by a day. Let us know how it works for you, ok?

Good luck

      Jill