Re: birth control pills *ortho tricyclen*
From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 18 Aug 2002 16:39:07 -0500 (CDT)
Tessa
Safest thing to do is to backup protect until you have next cycle.
t Sun, 18 Aug 2002, tessa wrote:
>
>i was out visiting my roommate out of state and the next day i realized
>i freaked out and took 2 of the blue pills in one day while being at her
>house. luckily, i realized it the next day and i didn't take a pill
>that day...so then i was back on track... now is that going to throw my
>cycle off? also... by that happening...did that increase my chances of
>getting pregnant? and if so...how long should i wait until the birth
>control pill fully kicks back into my system? my best friend told me it
>was only for 48 hours...but i wanted to make sure i knew what exactly
>was 'right'....one last question... i read somewhere that we're
>supposed to take birth control pills around the exact same time every
>day...is that true for it to be 99.9% effective like they say?
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William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Chairman, Editorial Advisory Board
Pregnancy and Birth Section
Private Practice
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