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Been on birth control for 2+ years , took a pill 18 hours late , should i take a plan b?
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To be sure yes: Missing contraceptive one dose less than 18 hrs duration should be ok , but it has 1% failure rate due to this kind of incidences , to be sure take the 'morning after '( Plan B ) pill speak to your gyn doctor, for possible other method like iud insertion.
Answered 10/4/2016
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