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Will i get pregnant if i miss two pills in a row?

By July 28, 2009 - 11:30am
 
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Ok, so I'm 17 and I started taking birth control in July of 2008, i started off with Yaz then switched to Levora about 6 months ago. I just started a new pack on Friday July 24. When i went on a trip i forgot to take my pack with me and i missed two pills- sunday and monday. today, i took my pill at my normal time. i keep reading that i need to take two today and two tomorrow but i already took one today at my normal time. what are my chances of getting pregnant since i missed two in the first week?
my boyfriend and i had unprotected sex on saturday and sunday

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(reply to Anonymous)

You're very welcome, Anon. I'm glad your doctors think you're not. Will you come back and update us when you know for sure?

May 10, 2010 - 8:23am
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Anonymous (reply to Diane Porter)

yes i will will let u know what happens im due on my periods end of this week so will let u know then

May 10, 2010 - 8:27am

Hi, Anon,

When you are on birth control pills, the hormones in them actually stop you from ovulating, which is what stops you from getting pregnant. The danger in missing two or three of them is that your body can decide to go ahead and ovulate that month. You can't really tell whether it does or not.

When a woman is NOT on birth control pills, she can tell much more easily when she ovulates. There are changes in cervical mucus (it goes from cloudy/sticky to clear/runny like egg whites) and a tiny rise in body temperature. But you have to learn to read your body's signals and chart it for a few months before you can reliably figure it out.

Does that help? In short, there's really no way to tell, when you're on the pill and you miss a couple, whether you ovulated or not. You just have to wait until around the time of a missed period, and take a home pregnancy test to be sure.

May 6, 2010 - 8:25am
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Anonymous

and yes friday was day 8 and had sex on day 12 hw do u find out when u are ovulating or can u not ?

May 4, 2010 - 10:49am
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Anonymous

hi ive been on cilest pill for about 3 years im 22 and had my pill free week as i was away forgot to bring pill packet and forgot first two days was meant to start on the friday but didnt take till the sunday and had sex on tue i didnt take extra contraception or double up what are my chances of being pregnant ?

May 3, 2010 - 8:52am
(reply to Anonymous)

Anon,

Whenever you miss one or two pills, you increase your chances of being pregnant. I'm assuming that Friday would have been day 8 in your cycle, that you started taking the pill on day 10 and had sex on day 12. If ovulation happened, that day is actually quite a bit in your fertility window. Are you still within 72 hours of having unprotected sex? If so, you can take Plan B., which helps prevent an unintended pregnancy. You can buy it without a prescription at your pharmacy. But if you are past that 72-hour window, all you can do is wait until the end of this month's cycle to find out if you are pregnant or not. I know that's not ideal, especially since you've taken the pill regularly for 3 years. Most likely you did not ovulate and are not pregnant, but there is a chance.

May 4, 2010 - 9:02am
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Anonymous (reply to Diane Porter)

thankyou for ur help no im nt in 72 hours as it happend a week ago i been to doctors today she seems to think im ok she said two is fine to miss but to take test in two weeks time to b on safe side i took a test today and came bk negative but doctor said would of been early to detect

May 4, 2010 - 10:45am
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Anonymous

Thanks for the update anonymous. Being prepared and knowledgeable about the effects of missed periods will benefit you in the future. EmpowHer is certainly glad that we could answer your questions and please feel free to come back in the future for any other questions.

Good Luck!

November 12, 2009 - 5:45pm
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Anonymous

ok thanks....i took a test and the day after came on my period im goin to the doctor this monday so i will be lookin out for myself more carefully so i wont have to deal with the stress....well thanks for helping me!!

November 12, 2009 - 5:41pm
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Anonymous

ok sorry it was confusing but ok i ended a pack on saturday i slipped and forgot to call my pharmacy to refill them so that saturday i called they said i needed my doctors permission so i couldnt get cleared until monday and i picked them up that monday when i was suppose to start on sunday the day before and i jus doubled up on that monday to make up from sunday and that following friday and saturday i had the sex

November 8, 2009 - 9:16pm
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