Friday, August 6, 2010

If I miss two days of birth control, is it safe to take three pills on the third day?

If I miss say, sunday's pill and monday's pill, is it safe and somewhat effective to take both those day's pills and tuesday's pill on tuesday? So I'd be taking three days of pills?If I miss two days of birth control, is it safe to take three pills on the third day?
No it is not. The information insert on your pills should say what you need to do when you miss 2 days. In most cases it will tell you to take 2 pills and discard the third one. You might feel nauseous that day. After that continue to take your pills as usual. You might have light bleeding for a couple days. No unprotected sx for a week otherwise there's a big chance you'll get pregnant.


To avoid missing days take your birth control in the morning. That way if you forgot to take it you still have the whole day to remember.If I miss two days of birth control, is it safe to take three pills on the third day?
No. You should never take more than two pills in one day; it will not make you 'catch up'. Furthermore, you should use extra birth control (like condoms) for the rest of this cycle, as missing two pills may make you ovulate.
you need to follow EXACTLY the instructions - see below - ';Pills - missed pills';
No - do not under any circumstance take more than the prescribed dosage of any medicine - even if you do miss a daily/hourly dose.
Obv not.

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