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Can you get pregnant from missing pills after unprotected sex?

By Anonymous January 22, 2010 - 12:31pm
 
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I am a first day starter and missed the first pill of my pack (started a day late) I take Yaz. according to the pill pack, it says missing only one in the first week requires no back up protection. At the end of that first week (The day after the last day of withdrawal bleeding) I had unprotected sex, though my partner withdrew. On Tuesday and Wednesday (the sex was on sunday) I missed my pills, and doubled up on Thursday and Friday. What are the chances of pregancy?

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Another quick question: Are you more likely not to fall into a chance (however small) of ovulating if you've been on the pill for a longer period of time? I've been taking them for over 2 years now

January 22, 2010 - 4:17pm
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Anonymous

Thanks. That means a lot as far as reassurance goes. I know that I've stressed myself out in the past (Even when I've done everything right and use 2-3 forms of birth control!) and wind up actually pushing my menstruation off , which just adds to the whole vicious cycle. So, yeah, your answer helped!

January 22, 2010 - 2:14pm
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I think I wasn't clear enough. I missed the first Monday (the day my bleeding started), had unprotected Sex that sunday (The day after it ended) , and then missed the Tuesday and Wednesday after that, then doubled up as the booklet instructed.

January 22, 2010 - 1:49pm
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