Need advice, had an oops with bcp.

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Need advice, had an oops with bcp.
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Fri, 01-04-2008 - 9:19am
I was on Ortho Novum 777 up until last Saturday.  That was the last day of my "sugar" pills.  I completely missed my period during that week so I decided not to start my new pack of pills on Sunday.  I had sex last night and the condom broke...should I take the morning after pill or can I start my pack of pills today and just double up on my pills till I am back on the right day?  Need help ASAP.  Thanks!!!




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Registered: 03-24-2003
Fri, 01-04-2008 - 12:49pm

I would say check with your doctor just to be on the safe side, or use a pregnancy test.

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Registered: 08-11-2004
Sat, 01-05-2008 - 7:10pm

You should definitely get Plan B. Since you're almost a week late starting the pack, you're definitely at risk of pregnancy.

If you did start the new pack today, then doubling up on the pills wouldn't do a thing for you. You can't get back on track like that when you've missed more than a pill or two, and even then you'd want to use a backup method for at least the following week.

It's not than uncommon to miss a period occasionally. A pregnancy test will tell you if you are already pregnant. A test in a couple of weeks will tell you if you got pregnant from the condom breaking last night. If you miss your period while on the pill and aren't pregnant, then you're still supposed to start the new pack on time to maintain protection against pregnancy.

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Registered: 03-24-2003
Tue, 01-08-2008 - 11:25am

So??

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