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Q: mircette causes vomit

asked by: vitamin C on December 26th, 2005

New User

I had a brief visit from the stomach flu, and thew up shortly after taking my birthcontrol last night. How should I go about taking it today? Like normal, or should I act as though I missed a pill?

Also, I have questions about when to start each month. I'm taking mircette. Am I supposed to just keep on keeping on even if my period doesn't happen on the same day each month? Or if it happens early, am I supposed to ditch the rest of this months, and start on the next month like I did the first time?

Does the rule for no sex the first week start over every month, or is that just for the first month.

And last, since I didn't "take" last night's pill, what would I do if I wanted to have sex later on this week?

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tasha82

replied on December 26th, 2005

Experienced User

I'm pretty sure you're supposed to continue taking your pill as normal, but use a backup method for at least seven days, or maybe even for the rest of your cycle, just to be on the safe side.

As for when to start each month, yes, keep the same pill schedule regardless of when you get your period. And the rule about backup for the first week is only for your first pack of pills, as long as you take all of them on time and have no vomiting or diarrhea. So if you want to have sex later this week, use backup :)

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