Okay I'm a little confused right now if I missed one pill completely (was supposed to take on Tuesday but didn't realize I missed it until Thursday) & took my Wednesday pill about 10-11 hours late is that considered missing two pills or just one?

So no method is 100% effective at preventing pregnancy. For the pill the level of protection for "typical use" is pretty high at 91% in a year (or 9 out of 100 people become pregnant a year). My birth control packet says that if you miss one pill you are still "protected" and th...

ashleah wrote:So no method is 100% effective at preventing pregnancy. For the pill the level of protection for "typical use" is pretty high at 91% in a year (or 9 out of 100 people become pregnant a year).

Also do you have any possible suggestions of why my period is late?

So what is considered a late pill?

So should I still be pretty safe? Thanks so much for your reply!

Mo wrote:Hi there,

I know we covered this in chat today; is there anything we talked about there that you need more clarification on?

So since I took my late pill within the 12 hour time frame was the effectiveness still about the same?

I have been on birth control now for 4 years. I am super strict about taking my pill at the same time everyday & cannot recall actually ever missing a pill. On Tuesday April 12th I completely forgot my pill & on Wednesday April 13th I took my pill about 11 hours late. I then had sex on Sunda...