It sounds odd to me too. What I would usually tell you is that missing the last two days of your pills, while it isn't advised, isn't super-risky because you are just two days away from a period and you shouldn't have ovulated that month. But in that case I would definitely have expected you to have a period this month.
Stress can definitely cause a late or missed period, but I think that happens more often when a woman is NOT on the pill. Because the stress affects our own natural hormones, not the hormones coming from the pill. The pill's hormones override ours, so technically stress or other changes in our lives shouldn't affect our hormones as much as they would if we were not on the pill.
I think if I were in your shoes that I would try a home pregnancy test just to be sure. It's possible that when you missed those two pills, you did ovulate and conception did occur. Or you could call your doctor's office, run it by them and see what they think. They might tell you to try a HPT or to wait a little while longer and see what happens.
Here's what it says about missing more than one dose of Microgestin FE1-20: "If you miss 1 dose of Microgestin Fe 1/20 , take it as soon as your remember. Take your next dose at the regular time. This means you may take 2 doses on the same day. You do not need to use a backup method of birth control if you only miss 1 pill. If you miss more than 1 dose of Microgestin Fe 1/20 , read the extra patient information leaflet that comes with Microgestin Fe 1/20 or contact your doctor for instructions. You must use a backup method of birth control if you miss more than 1 dose of Microgestin Fe 1/20 . If you are not sure about how to handle missed doses, use an extra form of birth control (eg, condoms) until you talk with your doctor."
I realize that since you were at the end of the pack, you probably were thinking, no harm done, we're past the dangerous time, right? That's what I would have thought. Sounds like it's worth checking out, however. For peace of mind if nothing else.
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Anon,
It sounds odd to me too. What I would usually tell you is that missing the last two days of your pills, while it isn't advised, isn't super-risky because you are just two days away from a period and you shouldn't have ovulated that month. But in that case I would definitely have expected you to have a period this month.
Stress can definitely cause a late or missed period, but I think that happens more often when a woman is NOT on the pill. Because the stress affects our own natural hormones, not the hormones coming from the pill. The pill's hormones override ours, so technically stress or other changes in our lives shouldn't affect our hormones as much as they would if we were not on the pill.
I think if I were in your shoes that I would try a home pregnancy test just to be sure. It's possible that when you missed those two pills, you did ovulate and conception did occur. Or you could call your doctor's office, run it by them and see what they think. They might tell you to try a HPT or to wait a little while longer and see what happens.
Here's what it says about missing more than one dose of Microgestin FE1-20: "If you miss 1 dose of Microgestin Fe 1/20 , take it as soon as your remember. Take your next dose at the regular time. This means you may take 2 doses on the same day. You do not need to use a backup method of birth control if you only miss 1 pill. If you miss more than 1 dose of Microgestin Fe 1/20 , read the extra patient information leaflet that comes with Microgestin Fe 1/20 or contact your doctor for instructions. You must use a backup method of birth control if you miss more than 1 dose of Microgestin Fe 1/20 . If you are not sure about how to handle missed doses, use an extra form of birth control (eg, condoms) until you talk with your doctor."
I realize that since you were at the end of the pack, you probably were thinking, no harm done, we're past the dangerous time, right? That's what I would have thought. Sounds like it's worth checking out, however. For peace of mind if nothing else.
July 9, 2009 - 8:53amThis Comment
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