A 48-year-old member asked:
Help! really worried? i missed last active pill of ortho-tri-cyclen?
2 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in

Dr. Robert Varadyanswered
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Should be okay: Missing the last pill shouldn't make that big of a deal, but you don't want to miss pills. Use a condom just to be doubly certain if pregnancy is a concern.
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Dr. Diane Minichanswered
Family Medicine 38 years experience
Should be ok: but use condom as a back up measure to be safe.
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Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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