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Re: late pill or missed pill? From: Thomas (anonymous@obgyn.net) Wed, 29 Jul 1998 06:59:36 -0500 (CDT) Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Thomas: "Re: First time mothers, over age 35" Previous message: Thomas: "Re: Stopping the Pill" In reply to: AMD: "late pill or missed pill?" For a combined oestrogen and progesterone pill, the recomendation in the UK is 12 hours. For a progesterone only pill some say 3 hours and others 6 hours. For the combined pill. Always remember that a pill missed at the beginning or end of the cycle is much worse than one missed in the middle of the packet. If you miss a pill towards the end and you are on a monophasic pill (same dose of oestrogen and progesterone in all the tablets) then carry straight on to your next packet without a 7 day break. If your pills have 28 tablets (not 21) then the last 7 tablets are placebo tablets. Then missing the tablet 21 is the danger time so miss out on your last 7 tablets and start a new pack. However, you should not fiddle around with your birth control pills without speaking to your doctor. A lot depends on which pill you are on. The point that is being made is that if you miss a pill it is not a disaster if you see your doctor and take his/her advice. -- Dr Thomas Ind MB BS MD MRCOG St George Hospital Kogarah Sydney NSW 2217 AUSTRALIA THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT INTENDED AS SPECIFIC ADVICE Next message: Thomas: "Re: First time mothers, over age 35" Previous message: Thomas: "Re: Stopping the Pill" In reply to: AMD: "late pill or missed pill?"

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