Hi i am taking levlen ed and missed a
pill friday night. i did take it the
following morning but about 10.30am. Sat
night i had unprotected sex. this was my
last pill before the sugar. normally i
have an exceptionally light period
starting on thurs (although at times it
does come earlier). this month i got a
light fleshy coloured discharge then
nothing until sun when i got a brownish
discharge(like at end of period). all very
very light. did a pregnancy test negative,
but am freaking out about being pregnant.
i have continued with my pill. Please
help. what should i do?
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 01-20-08 12:36pm
You should wait until at least 14 days
after unprotected sex until you take a
pregnancy test for it to be accurate.
If your periods are normally light, this
may have just been another light period.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-20-08 12:54pm
Pregnancy does not happen overnight, it is
a two week long process.
A missed pill FRIDAY will not make you
pregnant today, IF you had actually
managed to ovulate etc..
Missing only ONE pill in ONE month is
still protection from pregnancy.
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clync
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missed pill Posted: 01-20-08 17:14pm
thakyou for your response. my husband and
i have been freaking out. i will continue
on with the pill and hopefully this month
i will be back to normal.
thankyou again
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 01-20-08 18:27pm
take a test in two weeks just to ease your
mind so you don't have to freak out as
much. it's always nice to have that piece
of mind for sure, even if the chances of
pregnancy are really low. you can get a
dollar store test. those are just as
accurate as any other kind of test.
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clync
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missing pill Posted: 01-20-08 18:33pm
so even though it was the last active pill
i missed before the sugar i could still
have been safe? i've been reading some of
the other questions and answers and most
say missing just 1 pill in the month you
are still safe is this right?
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PenguinsRus
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Posted: 01-20-08 18:42pm
Yes, this is true. Every time you miss a
pill your percentage of chance to get
pregnant is slightly higher, however since
you only missed one pill and took it as
soon as you remembered the next morning
the chances are very low that you are
pregnant.
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Carifairy
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Posted: 01-20-08 19:08pm
I AM a healthcare professional, I work
with birth control and abortion.
Missing the one pill like you did, and
then taking ASAP the next morning, KEPT
you protected.
