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Q: ortho-tri cyclen lo , for a year now & stress

asked by: ChristLedPT on November 1st, 2005

New User

Hi everyone!! I am new to this site and I had a quick question hopefully some of you could help me with an answer.

I have been on the pill for almost a year now (ortho-tri cyclen lo) do to a very hectic past couple of weeks, I missed 3 of my pills. My husband and I have been having unprotected sex because I figured it wasn't a big deal only missing a couple of them. I just finished my period about a week ago. Just today I noticed while going to the restroom that I had a pinkish watery discharge (no odor or itching or redness) I went online to health sites and it kind of sounds like it could be implantation bleeding. They say it is usually a light pink watery discharge. I was wondering, #1 can I get pregnant after just having my period a week ago? And #2 could I get pregnant by only missing 3 of my pills in the past 3 weeks??

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mandilyn

replied on November 1st, 2005

Experienced User

Did you miss three consecutive pills? Or just three pills like one each week? If you missed three in a row there is a chance for pregnancy even though you had a period. If you just missed three randomly there is still a chance of course, but it's definitely less of a chance. I'm not sure what to make of the discharge - maybe you're reading too much into it. If you're still concerned though, you can always do a pregnancy test!
Hope that's of some help to you!

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