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about my birth control

By August 25, 2010 - 2:30pm
 
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Okay ima be 20
I've been on birth control for a week and 3 days already
The brith control I'm taking is called ortho tri-cyclen lo
The problem is that today I was suppose to take my 3rd pill for week 2 and by accident I took one of the 3rd weeks pill the ones that have hormones I dnt know what to do if I should take wednsdays pill on thrursday and just continue or if I should take wednsdays and thrusdays tomorrow and I'm asking this because I hade sex with a comdom but it broke and I dnt wanna get pregnant not so ready for kidds yet
So please helpp mee! Need to know before tomorrow.

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102209ily - You need to treat this as a "missed pill" situation for each pill you miss - the first one and the one that will follow. Here's the link to the manufacturer's recommendations which spell out what you need to do: http://www.thepill.com/thepill/aboutortho-whatif.html

August 25, 2010 - 6:44pm
(reply to Pat Elliott)

Soo then I should just take the pill I missed and the next pill at the same time tomorrow?

August 25, 2010 - 7:09pm
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