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Can Pregnancy Happen After Missing Birth Control Pill?
I am on the birth control pill and have been since May 2009 with no issues. I started my last period on January 17th and started my pills that following Thursday, the 21st. I missed one pill the following Thursday, the 28th and then was late taking another the Sunday, the 31st. I left for vacation on Feb 3 and was late taking a few pills, but never went to 24 hours. I had unprotected sex during my vacation and am worried that I may now be pregnant. I took my last pill on Monday the 8th, but still have not started my period. Do you think that it is possible that I am pregnant?
Mon, 22 May 2017
Hi welcome to the health care magic
If contraceptive pill not taken as per instruction and if you forget to take pill or if you are taking it irregularly then pregnancy can occur
So pill should be taken regularly if want to avoid conception
If your expected period delayed for 7 to 10 days then it is best time to rule out pregnancy by urine hcg card test
If you want to check earlier then blood hcg estimation can be done which is positive 3 week after LMP if conception occured
Hope your concern solved
Take care
I will be happy to answer further if needed
If contraceptive pill not taken as per instruction and if you forget to take pill or if you are taking it irregularly then pregnancy can occur
So pill should be taken regularly if want to avoid conception
If your expected period delayed for 7 to 10 days then it is best time to rule out pregnancy by urine hcg card test
If you want to check earlier then blood hcg estimation can be done which is positive 3 week after LMP if conception occured
Hope your concern solved
Take care
I will be happy to answer further if needed
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