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Q: birth control pill risks

asked by: Fil_23 on July 5th, 2007

New User

My girlfriend has been on birth control for about a year now. She usually takes her pill sometime from 9:00 a.M. To 12:00 p.M. Today we had unprotected sex but she told me she forgot to take the pill after we had intercourse. She took the pill right after we had sex which was about 10 p.M. Are there any risks I should be worrying about?

Thanks

Replies(3)

Anne123

replied on July 5th, 2007

Experienced User

Being approximately 10 hours late taking her pill, there is an increased risk of pregnancy but there is no way for us to quantify just how much increased the risk is.

Since you had sex very recently there is time to get plan B (emergency contraceptive pills).

Tylanas

replied on July 5th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

Re: Birth Control Pill Risks

Fil_23 wrote:

Because she only missed one pill and it was less than 12 hours late, she should be fine. I've taken pills late like that before too. Have her take a look at the booklet that came with her pills. It should tell her what to do when she misses a pill.

Carifairy

replied on July 5th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

She is fine.

It is not considered a missed pill until 12 hours later, and MOST pills do not require any back-up or extra caution with only one missed pill.

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