i need an answer soon!! i missed a pill

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Registered: 06-16-2004
i need an answer soon!! i missed a pill
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Mon, 10-18-2004 - 5:01pm
okay so im at the end of my pills . im at the very last one before i start my period. i skipped it yesturday. this moring my husband and i had sex. he came in me. is there a chance of me getting pregnant?how good are the chances of me getting pregnant?heeeellpp!
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Mon, 10-18-2004 - 8:49pm
Hi fivesouthchick, welcome!

No method of contraception is 100% effective except abstinence, but hormonal contraceptives are pretty close 98-99% if taken correctly. If you took all the other pills in your pack correctly; didn't vomit or have diarrhea less than 2 hours after taking them, and aren't taking meds. or supplements that can reduce their effectiveness, then you should be ok.

But, you should not go more than 7 24-hour days without taking active pills or you will loose your protection. You can advance your start date by a day or take the pill you forgot or one from a spare pack a day early to retain your start day. Or, retain your present start day and use back-up on the 8th hormone free day and until you have taken 7 days of active pills from your next pack. Let us know how you're doing, ok?

Good luck,

      Jill