I missed three pills during the end of the second week of a 28 day pack of Yasmin, if my cycle is normal I was fertile during these days, I found my pack and continued. I got great advice for my question earlier and I am thankful, but i failed to say that those three days I had sex and that I did not take the pills because I was not at home and forgot to take them with me. I continued the pills when I got back and after the advice I got i will finish the pack, but what happens to people who continue the whole pack of birthcontrol and then find themselves pregnant, does it cause defects or anything like that?
2006-10-29 14:05:52 · 3 answers · asked by ME 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
Hormonal contraceptives do not cause birth defects. If it's been more than 2 weeks since you had unprotected sex, you can test for pregnancy. Remember though, it is so early that the chances of a false negative is high but, false positives are not common and cannot be caused by being on the pill. If you test and you test positive, you can go off the pill, see a doctor and figure out what you are going to do with your pregnancy. You have three options, keeping the baby, adoption and abortion. Each option has it's pros and cons. You'll have to look deeply into your situation to figure out which choice is best for you. Good luck!
2006-10-29 14:13:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually takes a week to get the hormones in the pills out of your system so missing three days shouldn't hurt. Unfortunately, the pills you missed weren't the inactive week! (Birth control pills in the 28 form come with 3 weeks of varying amounts of hormones, the fourth week, usually when your period occurs, is a "blank" pill, just to keep you on track with taking the rest)
If you are truly concerned however, discontinue use for at least 2 weeks and test. I would advise blood rather than POAS, since it is far more accurate. If you are not, then wait for the time to start with them again comes back around. Continuing them if you are positive could cause a problem, even though no studies have proven so. If it is positive, be safe, get off.
Be more careful next time hun.
2006-10-29 22:25:03 · answer #2 · answered by Shel K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There have been no studies done to relate birth defects with birth control pills, however, when you go to your OB/GYN, let her know what happened so you can monitor your progress.
2006-10-29 22:08:15 · answer #3 · answered by AJ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋