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Missed the pill on day 3 of my active pills, and didn't realise for 6 days b4 making it up. i had sex 5 days before my missed pill; what is my risk?
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Minimal: Missing one pill is not likely to affect contraceptive protection. Missing several pills would greatly decrease your protection.
Answered 6/11/2017
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