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Q: Contraceptive pills and pregnancy

asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 17th, 2008

I had last month's (the leftover inactive pills that I never take) and this month's pill boxes in a drawer in my nightstand. I meant to throw out last month's pills, but must have thrown them in my nightstand thinking that they were this month's. I took all of the week 1 active (white) pills. During week 2, when I should have been taking the week 2 active (light blue) pills, I had actually been taking the inactive pills.

I don't know the exact start date of my last period, but Feb 29/Mar 1 is a very close estimate. I had unprotected sex with my fiance throughout weeks 1 and 2. I had extreme cramping and a "second period" during week 2. Is the cramping/bleeding likely due to my coming off of the pill accidentally?

According to an online ovulation calendar, my peak fertility days were during the week when I was taking the inactive pills. Barring fertility problems on either my or my fiance's part, is there a chance that I am not pregnant? How soon can I test accurately?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on April 4th, 2008

Early Pregnancy Signs and Symptoms Answer A3866

If you were taking inactive pills instead of “week-2”-active pills, you may be under great risk to get pregnant if you don’t use additional contraceptive method. The “second period” can be due to sudden abortion of active pills. When the estrogen hormonal level drops, endometrium desquamates and bleeding occurs. That bleeding is similar to menstruation but fertilization during that bleeding is very unlikely.

You may want to do a pregnancy test at the end of March 2008.

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