The patch and missing it

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-17-2004
The patch and missing it
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Sat, 07-17-2004 - 10:59pm
earlier this month, i didnt wear my patch. and just so happen that on my most fertile day that me n ma bf had sex. then i started on my patch again later that week. that weekend i started feeling a little nausous and my body felt weird. i asked my friend and she said that i most likely am pregnant. but there are no noticable changes till the 4th week of pregnancy. but what I really wanna know is after beinf fertilized, and taking my birth control, will that effect my pregnancy.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 07-18-2004 - 9:08am
Hi CheerEklips87, welcome!

Using your patches incorrectly will definitely decrease the effectiveness of your protection! The symptoms you felt may only be from the fluctuation in your hormone level when you stopped and then started using your patches again. You can test if your period is late or as soon as 2 weeks after the event of concern to see where you are. There is no meaningful evidence that combined contraceptives will affect a pregnancy but it is recommended that a woman stop taking them as soon as she finds that she is pg. You’ll let us know how you’re doing, right?

Good luck,

      Jill