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Taken pill late
On the 20th day of birth control pills, I forgot to take the pill at the usual time and took it 9 hours late from the usual time. I had unprotected sex a day before. Do I need to take emergency contraceptive?
Extra info : I was 8 hours late for the 15th day pill as well. Rest all pills were on time.
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U would have taken extra pill on 15th day tats important as its ovulation time... don't worry do pregnancy test if any delay in cycle....
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You should take emergency contraception.
Theoretically even if you completely miss a pill on a day and take two pills next day you are safe. You were late only by 8 hours and you took the pill after that.
It all depends how much is your risk tolerance. If you work on Zero risk then you should take i pill.
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
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22 yrs exp
Chandigarh
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Emergency pills hv a high failure rate
U can be pregnant despite One
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