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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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Anonymous (reply to Maryann Gromisch RN)

I actually am still experiencing light brown discharge this morning. This will be a week and 3 days of the brown discharge.

January 25, 2017 - 10:13am
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Anonymous

I have always taken my pills and never missed up until now. I had unprotected sex Saturday and he pulled out, but I ended up missing that pill. So as soon as I remember Sunday when I woke up I took the missed pill right away. I also took the Sunday pill as well. I am on the week before the placebos. Would I get pregnant because of this?

January 24, 2017 - 5:59am
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Anonymous

Hi, thank you so much for answering all of these.
I missed my pill yesterday and had unprotected sex yesterday and the day before. I took my pill this morning, about 15 hours after I took my pill the day before. I'm on a combined pill and it was the second active pill in the pack (Week 1). Should I worry about pregnancy or get Plan B or other emergency contraceptives? Thanks!

January 17, 2017 - 11:28pm
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Anonymous

Hello,
I was due to start a new pack of pills on a Sunday night . I was out of town and did not get them until again until Wednesday night. Wednesday night when I returned home, I took Sunday nights pill, and then Thursday morning I took Monday's missed pill, and that night Tuesday nights missed pill, etc. until I was back on track. My question is, the Friday night before my new pack I started having sex about twice a day Friday night- Wednesday morning. But not since. My question is since I started my pill pack so late and had unprotected sex all those days and times while not on the new pack, should I be worried about pregnancy? Everything I read said if it's sex for 7 days after to use protection. But I didn't find anything based on unprotected sex during that time.

January 11, 2017 - 5:15pm
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Anonymous

Hello, I was 11 hours late taking a pill in my 2nd week, took the pill as soon as I got home from work and took the rest as scheduled. I had sex 2 days later is there a chance I could get pregnant? I had a light period with only spotting.

January 11, 2017 - 8:59am
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Anonymous

I am on the combined pill. During my week of withdrawal bleeding I had unprotected sex but then missed the first pill of my next pack. I took it the following day as well as the pill for that day at the regular time. What do you think, should I be worried?

January 8, 2017 - 9:11am

Hello, i have started a pack at Wednesday(30 Nov) and been taking 9 pills until at Thusday (8 Dec), . At Thursday (8 Dec) i had sex and still taking it until Friday( 9 Dec) and Saturday (10 Dec). So i took two pills after i had sex. Starting from Sunday (11 Dec) until Thursday (15 Dec) so 5 days i had not been taking it, so i missed 5 pills in a row because i had brown discharges just now. I panicked and i took 5 pills at the same time today (15 Dec) but im so panicked right now and i would like to ask your opinion.

December 15, 2016 - 11:56am
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Anonymous

I think I missed my 8th pill,I took It but I felt that It went up to the cavity of my nose and i don't know if It dissolved there or if It made it's way down,I didn't take another pill and didn't miss any pill after that nor did I have sex,i had sex the day of the missed pill and the 2 days before,i didn't miss any pill before that,today im supposed to start my withdrawal bleeding but there is no sign that it's coming..could I be pregnant?.

December 14, 2016 - 1:20pm
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Hello Anonymous,

It is very unlikely that the pill went up into your nasal cavity.

Wait and if you do not have any bleeding during the week of inactive pills, please contact your gynecologist. You may want to take a pregnancy test before calling. You want to rule out pregnancy before you start a new pack.

Regards,
Maryann

December 15, 2016 - 9:25am
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Anonymous

I had unprotected sex then missed 6 pills could i be pregnant?

December 13, 2016 - 3:51am
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