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A member asked:

If you take your birth control everyday and then miss a day, and have sex does that definitely mean your pregnant?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

No: Missing for one day usually does not have a big impact (if you have beeng consistently using an oral contraceptive for at least a month). However, when you miss two or more days - the efficacy of protection drops. There is not guarantee that a woman will or won't become pregnant with unprotected sex.

Answered 10/9/2013

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