You may want to take emergency contraception, since it has been within 120 hours since the date of unprotected sex. Information is at the end of this response.
What does the information included in your pill pack tell you? It is important to keep one copy for this very reason.
The 2 pills that you missed, what week of the pill pack were they in? Are you saying it was the Sunday after your period (the first and second pill in the pack, in the 1st week)? You did the correct thing and "doubled-up" on your dose for the next 2 days, to make-up for the missed pills on Sunday & Monday. It would have looked like this:
Tuesday: Take Sunday's missed pill & Tuesday's pill
Wednesday: Take Monday's missed pill & Wednesday's pill
Thursday: Take Thursday pill as normal
I am confused, as you "doubled-up" on Thursday and Friday as well? What pills did you use for this, as now you are two pills short? (Do you have an extra "back up" pill packet?)
With most 28-day hormonal contraception, the instructions are for 2 missed pills in a row:
1. Take 2 pills on the day you remember and 2 pills the next day.
2. Then take 1 pill a day until you finish the pack.
3. You MAY BECOME PREGNANT if you have sex in the 7 days after you miss pills. You MUST use another birth control method (such as condoms, foam, or sponge) as a back-up method for those 7 days.
There is a chance that you can become pregnant when you miss two pills in a row, then have unprotected sex within those 7 days; it is lessened with using the withdrawal method, but there can still be semen (containing sperm) in the pre-ejaculate on an erect penis--even before ejaculating or having an orgasm.
If you had unprotected sex within the past 72-120 hours (3-5 days), you could use emergency contraception...and you are right on the cusp of this time frame. The earlier you take it, the better your chances of preventing an unwanted pregnancy.
Go to Planned Parenthood website (click here for information and how to get it). It is sold over-the-counter at pharmacies to women and men over 18 years of age. I would call the pharmacy first, and ask if they have "Plan B" available. (You can go to the website below, and search for Plan B providers)
Here is more information: http://ec.princeton.edu/
If you have an extra pill pack, some birth control pills may be used as emergency contraception. Here's how: http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/dose.html#dose
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Hi Cindy,
You may want to take emergency contraception, since it has been within 120 hours since the date of unprotected sex. Information is at the end of this response.
What does the information included in your pill pack tell you? It is important to keep one copy for this very reason.
The 2 pills that you missed, what week of the pill pack were they in? Are you saying it was the Sunday after your period (the first and second pill in the pack, in the 1st week)? You did the correct thing and "doubled-up" on your dose for the next 2 days, to make-up for the missed pills on Sunday & Monday. It would have looked like this:
Tuesday: Take Sunday's missed pill & Tuesday's pill
Wednesday: Take Monday's missed pill & Wednesday's pill
Thursday: Take Thursday pill as normal
I am confused, as you "doubled-up" on Thursday and Friday as well? What pills did you use for this, as now you are two pills short? (Do you have an extra "back up" pill packet?)
With most 28-day hormonal contraception, the instructions are for 2 missed pills in a row:
1. Take 2 pills on the day you remember and 2 pills the next day.
2. Then take 1 pill a day until you finish the pack.
3. You MAY BECOME PREGNANT if you have sex in the 7 days after you miss pills. You MUST use another birth control method (such as condoms, foam, or sponge) as a back-up method for those 7 days.
There is a chance that you can become pregnant when you miss two pills in a row, then have unprotected sex within those 7 days; it is lessened with using the withdrawal method, but there can still be semen (containing sperm) in the pre-ejaculate on an erect penis--even before ejaculating or having an orgasm.
If you had unprotected sex within the past 72-120 hours (3-5 days), you could use emergency contraception...and you are right on the cusp of this time frame. The earlier you take it, the better your chances of preventing an unwanted pregnancy.
Go to Planned Parenthood website (click here for information and how to get it). It is sold over-the-counter at pharmacies to women and men over 18 years of age. I would call the pharmacy first, and ask if they have "Plan B" available. (You can go to the website below, and search for Plan B providers)
Here is more information: http://ec.princeton.edu/
If you have an extra pill pack, some birth control pills may be used as emergency contraception. Here's how: http://ec.princeton.edu/questions/dose.html#dose
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