Missed one day of long-term contraceptive pills

If you want to take contraceptives for a long time, you should choose long-acting contraceptives. This type of contraceptive needs to be taken every day to achieve the contraceptive effect. However, it doesn’t matter if you occasionally miss a day and don’t take the long-term contraceptive. As long as you don’t have sex, conception generally will not occur. If female friends want to use contraception, it is recommended that they do not choose long-term contraceptives. It is best to choose condoms for contraception, which can reduce harm to women.

What to do if you miss a dose for one day

If the user forgets to take the pill within 12 hours, the contraceptive protection will not be reduced. The woman should take the missed pill as soon as she remembers and the next pill should be taken at the regular time. If you forget to take the pill for more than 12 hours, calculate how many weeks of medication you missed. For women who have just started taking medication and have not yet developed the habit of taking medication on time, they can use their mobile phones to download some software developed for women to remind themselves to take medication on time. The continuous medication period of contraceptive pills is generally 3 weeks, followed by a 1-week break (some packages come with placebo tablets).

1. If you miss a dose during the first week: Take the missed dose as soon as you remember (even if you need to take two tablets at a time), and then take the medicine as usual at the usual time. Also, please note: If you have sexual intercourse within the next 7 days, remember to use a condom.

2. If you miss a dose in the second week: Take it as soon as you remember, and then take the medicine normally at the usual time. If you have taken the pills on time for 7 days before missing a dose, there is no need to worry about the contraceptive effect; otherwise, if you have sexual intercourse in the next 7 days, you need to use a condom.

3. Missed dose in the third week: Please recall, have you taken the medicine on time in the first 7 days before you missed the dose? If you have taken it on time, either make up for the missed dose, and finish the cycle without stopping the medicine, and then take the next cycle; or simply don't take the medicine, count from the day you missed the dose, stop the medicine for 7 days, and then take the next cycle.

2 What to do if you miss different number of contraceptive pills

Missed two birth control pills

Instructions: If you miss two tablets, in addition to taking two tablets immediately, you must also take two more tablets on the second day of the missed dose, and continue to take one tablet every day at the original scheduled time. In addition, other contraceptive measures should be used within 7 days from the date you start taking the missed pills.

Interpretation: If you did not take the pills on the 10th and 11th of this month, and only remembered that you missed the pills on the 12th (that is, you have missed two pills), you should take two pills immediately when you find out, and take two more pills on the 13th. Starting from the third day, that is, the 14th, continue to take the next pill at 10 o'clock every night, and use other contraceptive measures within 7 days from the 12th, such as using condoms.

Missed three birth control pills

Instructions: If you miss taking three or more pills in a row, please discard the remaining pills in the box and start taking a new box of pills on the same day; at the same time, other contraceptive measures should be used within 7 days from the day of taking the medicine.

Interpretation: If you discover that you have missed three pills after 3 days (i.e. you have missed three pills), start taking a new box of medicine directly (this will ensure that you complete the new round of medicines continuously), and use other contraceptive measures within 7 days from that day, such as using condoms.

In short, when taking short-acting oral contraceptives, you must take the medicine strictly on time. If you miss a dose, you can solve it one by one according to the above methods. If possible, it is best to consult a family planning expert. Do not increase the dosage or stop taking the medicine without authorization to avoid adverse consequences such as menstrual disorders and unexpected pregnancy.