Birth control

[iskyley]

I've been on birth control for a little over three months. Yesterday I had sex with my boyfriend and the condom broke but we didn't notice until after. I was three days into the active pills of a new pack. I've never missed a pill but the very last active pill before my placebo week I was 3 hours late. Should I take plan B or am I okay?

[Karyn]

As long as you've been taking your pill correctly, plan B isn't necessary. Too, a pill isn't considered late until it's at least 12 hours past the time you would normally take it, so there's no need to be concerned about a few hours difference. (And given that happened in the last pack anyway, it wouldn't affect your protection now that you've started a new pack.)

[iskyley]

So after you've taken your first pack correctly, and continue to take it correctly, your always protected? Even on the first day of the active pills?

[Sam W]

Yep you've got it! I think this article might help you understand why that is: How do birth control pills really work, even during the placebo period?