Late pill ... concerned

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-30-2004
Late pill ... concerned
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Wed, 07-21-2004 - 9:53am
Hi everyone,

I'm on Yasmin (have been for 7 months) and I ALWAYS take my pill at 7:25 in the morning. I have an alarm set so I make sure I take it. This morning I slept through my alarm though and didn't take it until about 7:50. I read through the packet insert and it says to take the pill at exactly the same time everyday or it won't be effective but then I've read elsewhere that you have a +/- 2 hour timespan to take it in. I'm confused! Should I use back-up for the next 7 days? I have 3 more active pills to take and then I start the placebos on Sunday.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-15-2003
Wed, 07-21-2004 - 10:04am
+/- 2 hours is considered "on time" for combined oral contraceptives. 25 minutes is not late, you should be just fine.