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Natural1991
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Birth Control Pill Question

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Hi, I've been on Ortho Tri Cyclen Lo for about 2 years now and I recently almost took one of the pills out of order. They were both inactive pills and by the time i realized it I spit it out and put it back and took the correct pill for that particular day. I ended up saving the wrong pill that I took and ended up taking it when i was supposed to. It was during the week with the dark blue pills before the week with the green "inactive pills." My question is: Am I at risk for my birth control failing even though I realized just in time that I had done this out of order? I didn't actually swallow the wrong pill, so I think I'm alright.
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Re: Birth Control Pill Question

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Hi Natural,

If they were the same kind of pill in the pack, and you did not miss any pills, then there should not have been a decrease in effectiveness.
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