Missed 5 Days of Birth Control Pills In a Row? Here's What You Should Know! - Pandia Health

Have you ever missed your birth control pill before? Maybe a day or two...or five... well the question of the day is, "What to do if you miss your birth control pill 5 days in a row?" Do you have to use a back-up birth control method? Make sure you never run out of birth control and sign up with Pandia Health!
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[IsratJahan-tpnw]

If missed 5 pill and start bleeding then what does it mean ?

[rosynyein]

Can you please advise me what can I do?

[MherCorpin-es]

Hi, I just want to ask, how about if I forgot to drink the last 2 tablet of pills, i will still take the 2 tablet or not?hoping for your response, , thank you in advance

[Wolfie.]

I usually take back to back my partner and I were away and I missed like 4 pills and started bleeding for 3 days I still haven't started taking the pill since the 24th December... (And I have missed pills here and there in the 3 weeks prior )

Is there a possibility of pregnancy?...

[pinkpastelhearts]

i had a ovarian cyst removal surgery last year, and ive been on the pill to prevent ovarian cysts from forming. well i accidentally didnt have money to get my pills last month and i missed a few weeks of birth control pillls, will my bleeding stop in a few months when i restart back on the pill? how many months will it take for me to stop bleeding?

[ShellyCarlile]

I am usually on the ball about these kind of things but got distracted. I have taken BCP for 10+ years and realized when i went to refill my daily pill holder that i FORGOT to refill my prescription!!! I am a Sunday starter and am now on day 5 of the 1st week with no pill. I wont receive a new pack for about another week. When i DO receive the new one should i start on the next Sunday as usual. And what kind of protection do i have at this point? I did buy some condoms for backup at this point.

[dollyvuitton]

Hi Im taking a pill called ustrogen i take it for 14 days every month but I forgot to take one day should I take it for 13 days instead or should I take the 14th day pill on day 15 instead?

[m.hkhannietzsche]

Mam my wife missed 7 pill in a row...after taking 12/13 pill
What should she do now?
Pls let me know as soon as possible

[gangstabisshgazaquambre]

When you say on the 6th day restart our birth control do you mean get a new pack?

[rentiafensham]

Please answer. I've been on combination pill for 6 years with no skipping but now I skipped 6 days pills / first week after period. Can I now be pregnant?

[jorollenola]

I missed 3 days of Errin BC in the first week. No bleeding yet. How long do I need to use backup contraception?

[inahdonaire]

My last mens was nov 26 then i started my pills last dec 20, is 5 days already safe or do i still need follow the 7 days without skipping? Thankyou

[rosynyein]

Hi, I forgot to take the pills in the different day. I forgot for Sunday and I took 2 pills together on Monday. And I forgot again for Tuesday and I took 2 pills together again on Wednesday.

[geesmomma]

If I have a withdrawal bleed that means I'm not pregnant right ?

[Jlly_jackson]

Hi miss, so I’ve been doing the thing where I take the hormone pills consistently by skipping the placebo pills, but my parents were a little late on getting me the 2nd pack.. my last pill of the old pack was Saturday at 6 am, and I started the next pack on Monday at 3 pm, but my boyfriend and I had sex the following Saturday, do I risk being pregnant? Because I heard you had to wait 7 days before having unprotected sex if missing 2 pills.

[vanessavalenzuela]

Hello, so I am on vacation in CA but we live in GA so the time zone is different. I take my pill at 9pm everyday and so for the past 4 days I’ve been taking it at 9pm here in CA which I should’ve been taking at 6pm since we’re 3 hrs behind here. I took the first 4 pills of week 1 exactly 3 hrs late, it is my second pack btw. Does it count as missed pills? And will I get pregnant? Thank you

[Follower-ikdp]

Hello can u give me advice i want to get pregnant . Im on pills for 1 year and 7 months now. My last mentrual is january 10, 11, 12. After my memtrual i took date 13, 14, 15, 16 pills and i stop it until now coz we want to start a family, i am fertile 19 to 25 and 24th is ovaluation. Is theres any possible to get pregnant after taking off the pill?

[unosas]

Hi doc i just started my next pack this thursday.. what if you were supposed to take your saturday (3rd pill from current pack) pill and it accidentally fell to the ground and you took your sunday pill (4th pill) instead and did not take any pill that sunday and waited for monday to take the monday pill. And had intercourse tuesday and wednesday. Thank you.

[eleonorpaynor]

Good day doc.i want to ask a question.
I missed I pills and I get period for 1 day only and my menstruation is stop do I need to worry?I don't want to get pregnant again doc
So what I need to do.thanks

[junaloupinez]

Hi doc. I never finished the second row pills .. dn i take a break with 5 days. Then i restart again in 6th day.. with a new pack which same brand that i used, is it okey doc?.