I'm on Birth Control. I was about 18 hours late with 1 pill. I am at least 3 days late. Could I be pregnant?

Question

Usually I start my period the thursday or friday before I start the placebo pills- about day 19 or 20 according to the pill pack and it is usually quite heavy with lots of cramping. I'm on ortho tri-cyclen lo. I've been on the pill since may. I called my doctor the other day, and they said they may need to put me on a higher dosage of hormones. The other night I forgot my pill, and remembered the next afternoon. But now am late, 3 to 6 days depending how one looks at it. Could I be pregnant? Could I take a pregnancy test to find out? Or would it be too soon?

Never mind, I started my period... I was up all night because I was nervous & scared and really thought i was pregnant...(obviously this was not planned) then I started getting excited and happy about it and I started my period...

Answer 1

Well, contraceptives are not 100% effective even when taken correctly, so you could be.

I wouldn't worry unless a pregnancy test is positive.

It could be stress, it could be the fact that you took the pill way late that is causing your period to be a bit wonky.

Answer 2

I take the same thing, and the whole thing about it being a low dose means that every month you may not have a period. I also have known of ppl not to miss a pill at all and get pregnant but you do not necessarily have to take your pill at the exact time every day I haven't for the 12 years that I have been on the pill. If you are stressing really bad that also can keep you from having your period so remember that too. If you want to take a preg test you need to wait 14 days before you can get a result.

Answer 3

I really wouldn't be worried unless you had sex within those 18 hours. Periods are really unpredictable on birth control. If you are still concerned, your doctor can take a blood pregnancy test. Good luck.