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A member asked:
How late can you take a bcp and still be safe.
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If you miss > a: Couple days the protection diminishes. I have read that after a week- there is virtually no protection. You can add use of condom or other form of birth control to your oral contraceptive to improve protection.
Answered 9/29/2016
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