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My gf missed first 3 days on the pill ( taking 2 pills on 3rd day). had sex on 14th day. what are the chances of pregnancy? (medium low or high) thank

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Low in my opinion: but certainly not zero. Hard to estimate the risk of contraceptive failure as your exact scenario has not been studied in 100's of exact similar cases. Of course the pills works much better (probably 95-98% effective) if taken daily.

Answered 1/31/2015

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A member asked:

My gf missed first 3 days on the pill ( taking 2 pills on 3rd day). had sex on 14th day. what are the chances of pregnancy? (medium low or high) thank

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