Hi Anonymous,
Thanks for your question and for finding EmpowHER. Anytime you forget to take your pills and have to make them up, you run a slight risk of getting pregnant. That being said, you did what you were supposed to when you forgot to take it. You should be OK. When you are on your pills, it's not considered unprotected sex. If you are really concerned about getting pregnant, you may want to use a backup method (condom, spermicide, withdrawal). Especially when you forget, a backup method can keep you from having anxiety about getting pregnant.
For more information, please review these articles: Missing Birth Control Pills and Concerned About Pregnancy: Q&A, and Oops! Missed Birth Control Pill Advocacy Sheet
Good luck and let us know how you're doing.
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Hi Anonymous,
December 10, 2010 - 8:30amThanks for your question and for finding EmpowHER. Anytime you forget to take your pills and have to make them up, you run a slight risk of getting pregnant. That being said, you did what you were supposed to when you forgot to take it. You should be OK. When you are on your pills, it's not considered unprotected sex. If you are really concerned about getting pregnant, you may want to use a backup method (condom, spermicide, withdrawal). Especially when you forget, a backup method can keep you from having anxiety about getting pregnant.
For more information, please review these articles: Missing Birth Control Pills and Concerned About Pregnancy: Q&A, and Oops! Missed Birth Control Pill Advocacy Sheet
Good luck and let us know how you're doing.
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