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Q: Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo timing & protection

asked by: branwen on March 11th, 2008

New User

I started taking Ortho Tri-cyclen Lo for birth control on Thursday night (technically Friday morning at 12am) and set a reminder on my cell phone for 12am every day, since the instructions say to take it at the same time every day.
I just realized that on Sunday the time reset to "spring forward" for daylight savings! Is an hour difference after taking a couple of pills going to reset the time period before I'm protected?

Also, can I know for sure when I will be protected if the hour difference isn't an issue? I took the first pill 8 days after the first day of my period. Does this mean I will have a 7 day space before I am protected?

Thanks!

Replies(2)

Carifairy

replied on March 11th, 2008

Extremely eHealthy

You are okay as far as daylight savings time goes!

YES, you need to wait 7 full days to be fully protected, since you did not start ON YOUR PERIOD.

This is only for the first pack though.

PenguinsRus

replied on March 11th, 2008

Moderator

Yes, it will be 7 full days before you are protected (although some doctors recommend two weeks just in case). Daylights savings is not a problem. An ortho tricyclen pill is only technically considered "late" after 6 hours.

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