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Re: Missed Pill

From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Dec 2002 09:29:14 -0600 (CST)


At Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Amy wrote: >
>I have been on Ortho Tricyclen for 3 months now. In this last pack of
>pills i was fairly good at taking them on time. When i was on my third
>week of this pack however, i took 2 of them 3 hours later then normal
>and i totally forgot the last active pill all together. Does it matter
>that i missed that last pill? It is too late to take it now, i was
>suppose to take it friday and it is now monday. What could this do to
>my cycle? Am i less protected now from getting pregnant? Please Help, i
>am very worried!

continue taking the active pills and discard the placebo pills i.e start the new pack immediately after the last active pill of this pack

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