Did not Pills at same time for 1 days ??

iVillage Member
Registered: 05-20-2004
Did not Pills at same time for 1 days ??
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Tue, 11-09-2004 - 11:51am
Hi,

Everyone My question is I took My I normally take my Birth control Pills at 10:05am every morning, and on Saturday I took them at 12:05am what does that mean am I still protected even tho I did not take the pills at the same time on one day.

thanks

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-30-2003
Tue, 11-09-2004 - 1:58pm
Hi jbabygirle, welcome!

I don't think you have anything to worry about if you were 2 hours late on a combined pill. This board considers on-time for a combined (estrogen/progestin) pill to be +/-2 hours of your regular pill time. For the mini-pill (progestin-only-pill or POP) the time constraints are much greater, +/-20 minutes or so. If you are taking a combined pill, as most women do, you were right on the edge of the 2 hour limit. You should be fine. If you are taking a POP then you should use back-up for at least 2 days after being more than 30 minutes late. On combined pills being more than 2 hours off your regular time can trigger irregular bleeding in women who are very sensitive to hormonal fluctuations. Thanks for posting,

Good luck,

      Jill