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Q: taking pill late

asked by: littleayeka40 on June 25th, 2008

New User

Hi, i have been taking the ortho tricyclen pill for a few years and i usually take it at 9pm every night. My work schedule is weird and sometimes i dont take it until 2-3 hours after my normal time. Does that decrease its effectiveness? Reason i ask is me and my boyfriend usually use condoms but we decided to try without and see what the difference was...well, we enjoyed it a little too much and then put a condom on. Because we did that for about 5-10 minutes, can i be pregnant? If someone could please answer this for me because im really scared. thanks Crying or Very sad

Replies(5)

_tanya_

replied on June 25th, 2008

Experienced User

Taking your pill 2 or 3 hours late will NOT make a difference. Sure its preferable to take it in and around the same time but your not suddenly going to ovulate if you take it a couple of hours late. I never took my pill at the same time for 7 years and never used condoms. The idea of the pill was that so me and partner didn't have to use condoms. Used properly birth control is 99% effective. I dont think you have anything to worry about, but since pregnancy is such a concern perhaps condoms everytime might be a good idea

Georgia59

replied on June 25th, 2008

Especially eHealthy

I don't think it's considered late until it's 6 hours or more, as long as you are using a regular pill and not a mini pill.

littleayeka40

replied on June 26th, 2008

New User

taking birth control late

what is the mini pill by chance?

Georgia59

replied on June 26th, 2008

Especially eHealthy

It only has progesterone in it. You would know if you were on it. The mini pill has no placebo week and doesn't control your period.

lil_minx_822

replied on June 26th, 2008

New User

hey u will be fine unless its the mini pill

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