Hi Curious1,
Thank you for your question. Taking 4 pills in one day may upset your stomach. Otherwise, what you did was (generally speaking) equivalent to taking emergency contraception. You still may want to use backup protection such as condoms, withdrawal, spermicide, or abstinence for the rest of your pack of pills just to be safe.
If you practice safe sex, you shouldn't need to get emergency contraception in the future, but just in case you ever do, you can request it from the pharmacist (for instance, the one where you get your birth control pill prescription filled).
Also for future reference, to help with the issue of dealing with the "not so nice" receptionist at your doctor's office, all you have to do when you call the office is say, "Hi, I'm a patient of Dr. So-and-so, I would like to speak with a nurse please." She should immediately connect you with a nurse, or ask to have the nurse call you back if the nurse is busy. If you''re setting up an appointment, of course you will need to deal with the receptionist, but otherwise, you can gracefully and quickly side-step her. Hope that makes sense.
Good luck and let us know how you're doing.
For more information, please review these articles: Missing Birth Control Pills and Concerned About Pregnancy: Q&A, and Oops! Missed Birth Control Pill Advocacy Sheet.
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Hi Curious1,
May 13, 2011 - 9:34amThank you for your question. Taking 4 pills in one day may upset your stomach. Otherwise, what you did was (generally speaking) equivalent to taking emergency contraception. You still may want to use backup protection such as condoms, withdrawal, spermicide, or abstinence for the rest of your pack of pills just to be safe.
If you practice safe sex, you shouldn't need to get emergency contraception in the future, but just in case you ever do, you can request it from the pharmacist (for instance, the one where you get your birth control pill prescription filled).
Also for future reference, to help with the issue of dealing with the "not so nice" receptionist at your doctor's office, all you have to do when you call the office is say, "Hi, I'm a patient of Dr. So-and-so, I would like to speak with a nurse please." She should immediately connect you with a nurse, or ask to have the nurse call you back if the nurse is busy. If you''re setting up an appointment, of course you will need to deal with the receptionist, but otherwise, you can gracefully and quickly side-step her. Hope that makes sense.
Good luck and let us know how you're doing.
For more information, please review these articles: Missing Birth Control Pills and Concerned About Pregnancy: Q&A, and Oops! Missed Birth Control Pill Advocacy Sheet.
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