BF freaking out over missed pill

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Registered: 07-05-2006
BF freaking out over missed pill
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Sun, 02-11-2007 - 6:51pm

I've missed a pill before, and I took them correctly, and didn't get pregnant. This is my second time ever missing a pill, and my bf is freaking out. I tried to explain to him that I take them correctly, but he thinks I'm going to get pregnant now.

Isn't this correct? If you miss a pill, you have to wait 7 days to have sex for your missed pill to be covered? Missing one pill doesn't mean that the effectiveness of the BCP is lowered forever right? Just until you wait a week for it to be covered again and then the pill is back to it's full protection?

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 02-11-2007 - 8:28pm

Just 7 days!

Judie Cl for Birth Control 
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Registered: 07-05-2006
Sun, 02-11-2007 - 8:33pm
Okay that's good, that's what I thought. =) And that's the same for monophasic and triphasic pills right? I'm on a triphasic, but my dr. told me that if I miss one to just do the same thing as if I'd missed one on a monophasic so it's no different. I hope that's right.
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Registered: 02-09-2007
Sun, 02-11-2007 - 10:28pm
You are OK with one missed pill as long as you take it as soon as you remember to do so.
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Registered: 12-30-2003
Sun, 02-11-2007 - 11:38pm

Hi and welcome cafeaulait7!


      Jill

    

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Registered: 02-09-2007
Mon, 02-12-2007 - 12:41am

Thanks for the update.

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