Never missed birth control, but still not period

[justcurious]

I've been on my placebo pills for about 3 days now and I still haven't gotten my period. Last month I started spotting pretty early prior to taking my placebo pills, third to last active pill was when it started, and my period went into full affect the first day of the placebo pills. This is my second month using birth control, should I be worried? I haven't missed any pills, although I have taken a pill 4 hours late because I forgot to take the with me that night. I am sexually active. My boyfriend and I don't use protection but I ask him to pull out for extra precaution. Every now and then he doesn't and ejaculates in me. The first month he did as well and I still had my period. Is there a chance I could be pregnant?

[Heather]

On or off hormonal methods, periods or withdrawal bleeds don't always arrive when expected (nor at the same time each cycle), and sometimes people even skip a cycle now and then. But too, please understand that no method is 100% effective, so with any, there is always a risk of pregnancy. If people want more protection than any one method can give, they can add a second method -- like a condom, for instance. Dual contraception -- using two methods consistently (always) and correctly -- is what has been found to be most effective at preventing pregnancy.

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