Took pill late-did I need backup?
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Took pill late-did I need backup?
| Mon, 10-04-2004 - 8:29am |
I am on Ortho-Cyclen and take it regularly between 6 and 7 AM everyday. Last Friday, however, I forgot to take it and didn’t end up taking it until about 4 PM. That night around 11 PM my boyfriend and I had sex without any other means of birth control. Was I safe in doing that?

Taking a pill that late counts as a miss and this board recommends that you use back-up for 7 days after a missed pill. You were probably safe from the IC on the night of the missed pill but if the miss triggered the ovulation process you might be at risk from any later IC for up to 7 days of correctly taking your active pills. Let us know how you're doing, ok?
Good luck,
Jill
Co-cl for Birth Control