The Patch

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Registered: 05-23-2003
The Patch
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Sun, 08-22-2004 - 11:52am
Ok...I have a question and/or concern about Ortho Evra (The Patch). I have been on it for a little over a year now and have never really had any major problems with it. This past cycle I forgot to go to the pharmacy on time and ended up putting my week one day one patch on a day late. I didn't think about it because I had done it before. But then I read that you should use back-up contaception that week and I didn't. I had sex twice within that week and now I'm freaking out that I may have gotten pregnant. What do you ladies think? Should I be freaking out or are the chances too slim?
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Registered: 08-21-2004
In reply to: geisha453
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 12:49pm
I have been on the patch a while too. And I have missed putting it on a day late, had sex and nothing happened. I think it's natural to get freaked out by it!!! I did!
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Registered: 12-30-2003
In reply to: geisha453
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 3:15pm
Hi geisha453, welcome!

No one can say what your chances are of having an unintended pregnancy. They will depend first on if going 8 24-hour days without your patch was enough to cause you to ovulate and then when you had IC in relation to ovulation. Missing the first day of a patch cycle can be pretty serious but if it's more than a week since it occurred there is nothing to be done now except wait for your period to arrive. If that happens again, be sure to use back-up for at least 7 days of correct patch use. Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Hugs,

      Jill

    

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Registered: 05-23-2003
In reply to: geisha453
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 11:41pm
Thanks for your replies. It was just this past week that this happened so I have a bit of a wait until I'm supposed to get my period, but I will let you know. Thanks for your support and advice.
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