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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Suggest Dosage For Birth Control Pills

I ve been on Quasense for nearly 6 years, and I have always been on time, or no more than one day late (in those cases, I followed the instructions and took two when I remembered etc.,) But now I m late on taking pills and I m not sure what I should do as far as where to start the next pill. I was supposed to start a new tray (first tray out of the three) LAST Sunday. It is now Monday (a week and 1 day late). My birth control is mailed to me through a mail order pharmacy (I.e: I dont go to an actual pharmacy, every refill gets mailed), but I ran out of refills and getting my new pack has been delayed. Im supposed to get my new pack this upcoming Wednesday (aka One week and 3 days after I was supposed to start my new pack. I ve been reading conflicting information online...on one side, it says that if I miss more than 3 pills, I just start on the current day and don t take the pills I missed...and the other side I am told that where in the pack you miss pills has specific instructions. So...my question is: If I am over a week (but under two weeks) late on starting the first tray of a new pack; once I get the birth control in a couple of days, how do I correctly take it?
Wed, 4 Mar 2015
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

If you are sure that you did not conceive during the time that you were not able to use your pill, then you can start as soon as you get it.

If you are not sure if conception occurred, then you need to do a pregnancy test first before starting any medication.

If it is negative then you would start your pill schedule from the day that you restart.

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Suggest Dosage For Birth Control Pills

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic If you are sure that you did not conceive during the time that you were not able to use your pill, then you can start as soon as you get it. If you are not sure if conception occurred, then you need to do a pregnancy test first before starting any medication. If it is negative then you would start your pill schedule from the day that you restart. I hope this helps