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Is Pregnancy Possible While On Birth Control Pills?

I was on my first pack of birth control pills that I started on the 3rd day of my 4 day period and I missed the last pill of the third week. I took it the next day with the first inactive pill and then had unprotected sex 6 days later. Is it possible that I got pregnant or was I still protected?
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Hi,

Although this is not very likely, it is, however, possible that pregnancy occurs so you had one risky intercourse and if this happened during your ovulation period it is possible that pregnancy occurs, but considering your description of it, this risk is minor.

To be sure you should do a pregnancy test which can be done when the period is missed or 8 days after the targeted intercourse so at this point it would be accurate enough to detect possible pregnancy. A standard urine test would be enough for it since this is almost 99% accurate.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein,
General Surgeon
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Is Pregnancy Possible While On Birth Control Pills?

Hi, Although this is not very likely, it is, however, possible that pregnancy occurs so you had one risky intercourse and if this happened during your ovulation period it is possible that pregnancy occurs, but considering your description of it, this risk is minor. To be sure you should do a pregnancy test which can be done when the period is missed or 8 days after the targeted intercourse so at this point it would be accurate enough to detect possible pregnancy. A standard urine test would be enough for it since this is almost 99% accurate. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon