Late BCP - quick question
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Late BCP - quick question
| Wed, 05-19-2004 - 8:21pm |
Hey all, I've been on BCP for 2 years or so now, and today I took my pill 6 hours late. I'm wondering how long I should HAVE to use extra protection (condom) until I am safe again? We almost always use condoms anyways, but I would just like to know for peace of mind just in case something happens with the condom.
Thanks very much

I do understand that pill instructions are now recommending that you use backup for ONE missed pill, but I don't know how many hours it takes to consider a pill missed. I would THINK it would be more than 6 hours, but I don't KNOW.
I expect you're fine, especially since you usually use condoms anyway. (Generally backup would be required for 7 days of perfect pill taking.)