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Really need some advice !!!!

11 replies

Ccox · 10/05/2019 21:16

So basically doctor told me to stop my pill which was when I’d usually have my 7 day break & have a period, so I had sex the 2nd day within my 7 day break..which usually I am protected but because I didn’t start another pack after the 7 day break am I still protected for those days? So i stopped taking the pill on Thursday and had sex Saturday so surly I’d still be protected right?! Any ideas x

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palahvah · 10/05/2019 21:32

What does it say on the leaflet in the pack?

LEDadjacent · 10/05/2019 21:37

No, I don’t think you’re protected.

Tumblefluff · 10/05/2019 21:45

Sperm can apparently survive for 5 days so you may not be protected from that instance of sex. You wouldn't be protected for subsequent instances and would need to use an alternative method of contraception.

Ccox · 10/05/2019 21:54

The pack does say I’m protected within my 7 day break, also started my period on the Monday..🤷🏻‍♀️

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LEDadjacent · 10/05/2019 21:55

It wasn’t a 7 day break though, as you didn’t restart taking the pills at the end of it. It was a permanent stop.

Ccox · 10/05/2019 21:55

I’ve always been protected within my 7 day break previously, been on the pill 10 months and been fine but didn’t know if it made a difference if I didn’t start another pack after those pill free 7 days

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LEDadjacent · 10/05/2019 21:59

Yes, it makes a difference that you didn’t start another pack.

Russell19 · 10/05/2019 22:02

The break is only protected if you continue to take the next pack. Sperm survives inside for 5 days so on the 7th/8th day you could have ovulated. (Not at all likely but is a possibility)

OutInTheCountry · 10/05/2019 22:35

I have no medical training but I would think that's very low risk but not zero risk - could you pop along to the pharmacy and ask to have a private word to put your mind at rest?

Tumblefluff · 10/05/2019 22:45

If your break is longer than the 7 days it no longer counts as a 7 day break. In other words, you lose the protection that break offers. It is very unlikely. But it is still a possibility.

From the NHS:

The usual way to take the pill is to take one every day for 21 days, then stop for seven days, and during this week you have a period-type bleed. You start taking the pill again after seven days.
You need to take the pill at around the same time every day. You could get pregnant if you don't do this, or if you miss a pill, or vomit or have severe diarrhoea.

You didn't have a period, you had a "period-type bleed". You have no way of knowing whether you may be outside of your fertility window because it is not a natural menstrual cycle.

Also, you have missed at least one pill. You "could get pregnant." As a maximum of a 7 day break prevents the release of an egg, surely the result of an 8+ day break means that that prevention is nullified and an egg mat be released. Whether you bleed or not is quite beside the point.

The only thing that is going to really answer your question is to POAS in a few weeks time. Not, from the sound of it, what you want to hear, but it is what it is Flowers

Ccox · 11/05/2019 11:00

I did pooped to the doctors because I had a follow on appointment she said it’s not very likely but there’s always a small chance so I have to wait 3 weeks the POAS, thanks for your answers guys x

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