Hi Anonymous,
Anytime you forget to take your pills and engage in sexual intercourse it increases your risk of pregnancy. To make up those pills, you may want to call your prescribing doctor and ask them. They likely will have you throw away your pack and start over. Or you could take two today, and two tomorrow, until you are back on track with one a day. It's important you don't put yourself at any more risk of pregnancy this month, and be extra diligent about not forgetting to take your pills on time.
The spotting likely is what's called breakthrough, or withdrawal bleeding.
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 Anonymous,
April 20, 2011 - 6:28amAnytime you forget to take your pills and engage in sexual intercourse it increases your risk of pregnancy. To make up those pills, you may want to call your prescribing doctor and ask them. They likely will have you throw away your pack and start over. Or you could take two today, and two tomorrow, until you are back on track with one a day. It's important you don't put yourself at any more risk of pregnancy this month, and be extra diligent about not forgetting to take your pills on time.
The spotting likely is what's called breakthrough, or withdrawal bleeding.
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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