A 20-year-old female asked:
i didn't drink my 3 last pills on my packet birth control so i got an early period if i don't drink my pills for next month can i get pregnant ?!
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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
22 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yes you can : if you don't continue taking your birth control pills then you're not using any contraception. If you have intercourse without condoms than pregnancy is certainly possible. Birth-control pills only work if you keep taking them
Answered on Nov 28, 2017
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