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Is Pregnancy Possible After Missing A Birth Control Pill?

Posted on Wed, 5 Apr 2017

Question: Hello OB doctor do i need a protection if miss my 6 th day pill on my pack of the next days or wk if i have a sexual
contact until i finish my pack but i took my miss pill on the 7th day at arounf 12 :45 pm thank youneed your reply

Answered by Dr. Ramadevi Wani (48 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
The possibility of method failure and pregnancy risks are slightly high.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome to healthcare magic.
I am Dr Ramadevi Wani. I will be answering your concerns.

Since you have missed pills earlier in the pack,the possibility of method failure and pregnancy risks are slightly high. Using emergency contraception is advisable if you had sex around the missed pill day.

Best wishes,
Dr Rama

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Ramadevi Wani (17 minutes later)

My question is do i need a protection after a week i miss my pill till the last day of my pack if i have a sexual contact even i took my one miss pill? Thank youPls answer my follow up question if do i need a protection a week after i miss my pill till i finished my pack . Thank u

Answered by Dr. Ramadevi Wani (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Details below.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
You do not need protection a week after you missed your pill until finishing the pack.

As mentioned earlier you only needed emergency contraception if you had sex around the day of missed pill.

I hope this is helpful.

Best wishes,
Dr Rama

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana