Hi,
The most important piece of information is missing: what dates did you miss your birth control pills, and what dates did you make them up?
Basically, you are having protected sex (from pregnancy) since you are on birth control pills. If the three pills you missed were the same week, or less than 7 days, before you had sex, than there is an increased chance of pregnancy. To say it another way: when you miss several pills in-a-row, you must use back-up protection for 7 days afterwards. If you miss 3 or more, does your pill pack say to start with a NEW pack, or if not, what do the instructions say? It is important to follow the instructions exactly, as any deviation can increase your chances of pregnancy.
Implantation bleeding, if you were pregnant, can take 10-14 days AFTER ovulation, as it takes this long for the egg to be released from ovary, travel down fallopian tube, be fertilized, travel into uterus and implant. The cramping, spotting, etc. you experienced was most likely from your not taking the birth control pill for 3 days in-a-row (your body "read" this as you stopping the pill); implantation bleeding does not occur within days of intercourse.
Lastly...it was most likely too soon to test for pregnancy, as you need to wait until you have missed a period. If you are on a 28-day cycle or longer, you would not have expected your period to start yet, right?
Once you have missed your period, you can take a home pregnancy test, and its results would be close to 99% accurate.
Please let us know when your period begins, or when you take another test. If you would like to tell us the dates of your missed pills, that would be helpful.
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Hi,
The most important piece of information is missing: what dates did you miss your birth control pills, and what dates did you make them up?
Basically, you are having protected sex (from pregnancy) since you are on birth control pills. If the three pills you missed were the same week, or less than 7 days, before you had sex, than there is an increased chance of pregnancy. To say it another way: when you miss several pills in-a-row, you must use back-up protection for 7 days afterwards. If you miss 3 or more, does your pill pack say to start with a NEW pack, or if not, what do the instructions say? It is important to follow the instructions exactly, as any deviation can increase your chances of pregnancy.
Implantation bleeding, if you were pregnant, can take 10-14 days AFTER ovulation, as it takes this long for the egg to be released from ovary, travel down fallopian tube, be fertilized, travel into uterus and implant. The cramping, spotting, etc. you experienced was most likely from your not taking the birth control pill for 3 days in-a-row (your body "read" this as you stopping the pill); implantation bleeding does not occur within days of intercourse.
Lastly...it was most likely too soon to test for pregnancy, as you need to wait until you have missed a period. If you are on a 28-day cycle or longer, you would not have expected your period to start yet, right?
Once you have missed your period, you can take a home pregnancy test, and its results would be close to 99% accurate.
Please let us know when your period begins, or when you take another test. If you would like to tell us the dates of your missed pills, that would be helpful.
May 25, 2010 - 5:58pmThis Comment
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