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I missed an active microgestin 1/20 pill on tuesday and just remembered today (saturday) should i take 2 today? i have take the others correctly
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Too late: If you forget a pill you double up the next day but in this case that was 5 days ago so doubling up is not going to help. Consider switching to a nondaily option like an IUD or Nexplanon to avoid these problems in the future
Answered 3/23/2015
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Missed BCP: I would simply to keep things straight although your protection may NOT be as it should for the next cycle. Modern birth control pills have very low levels of hormone and missing pills can cause issues. If you miss one day - double up the NEXT day. any more misses requires a backup method - ie condom for the next complete cycle. Good luck
Answered 3/21/2017
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