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Q: 24 hours late taking pill

asked by: Sun_Dreams on April 28th, 2009

New User

I had taken my pill at the scheduled time, 7:00 am Friday morning, then I had unprotected sex late Saturday morning BEFORE remembering to take my pill. I remembered to take it IMMEDIATELY after and have been back on schedule but my boyfriend and I have not been using any other form of birth control (besides the pill) since the incident. This was during the third week on my pack, which I have read on other websites that I am supposed to immediately stop using this pack and start a new one incase of ovulation, is this accurate? How high is the risk of pregnancy in my situation?

Replies(3)

rockon0159

replied on April 28th, 2009

Experienced User

when exactly did you end up taking your missed pill?

Sun_Dreams

replied on April 28th, 2009

New User

About 12 pm, not even 10 minutes after I had sex.

rockon0159

replied on April 28th, 2009

Experienced User

If I understand correctly, you only took your pill 5 hours later than you usually take it.
If you are taking a combined oral contraceptive pill, then that 5 hours does NOT qualify your pill as late or missed and you are still fully protected. In fact, a pill is not considered missed until it is a full 12 hours late. Combined pills have a LOT of leniency as to when you take them.

If it is a progestin-only pill, then you have a problem. It is essential to take progestin-only pills during the same 3 hour window every day. Otherwise, protection can be compromised.

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