Missing pills during the second (and even the third) week can definitely increase your chances of becoming pregnant. That is why you are supposed to make up the pills as soon as you remember them. Did your doctor tell you this when she or he gave you the prescription?
In the future, here's what you are supposed to do, from the drugs.com entry on Trinessa:
-- When you miss one pill, take it as soon as you remember the next day, and take that day's pill at the regular time.
-- When you miss two pills, take two pills for two days in a row and use backup contraception (such as a condom) for 7 days.
-- When you miss three pills, throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack on the same day if you are a Day 1 starter. If you are a Sunday starter, keep taking a pill every day until Sunday. On Sunday, throw out the rest of the pack and start a new one that day.
If you miss two or more pills, you may not have a period during the month. If you miss a period for two months in a row, call your doctor because you might be pregnant.
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Hi, Anon,
Missing pills during the second (and even the third) week can definitely increase your chances of becoming pregnant. That is why you are supposed to make up the pills as soon as you remember them. Did your doctor tell you this when she or he gave you the prescription?
In the future, here's what you are supposed to do, from the drugs.com entry on Trinessa:
-- When you miss one pill, take it as soon as you remember the next day, and take that day's pill at the regular time.
-- When you miss two pills, take two pills for two days in a row and use backup contraception (such as a condom) for 7 days.
-- When you miss three pills, throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack on the same day if you are a Day 1 starter. If you are a Sunday starter, keep taking a pill every day until Sunday. On Sunday, throw out the rest of the pack and start a new one that day.
If you miss two or more pills, you may not have a period during the month. If you miss a period for two months in a row, call your doctor because you might be pregnant.
March 30, 2010 - 9:03amThis Comment
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