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okay so i start my new pack every Sunday
and i started it on the WRONG sunday.
if that makes any sense. like the wrong color, you knoww.
and i'm just freaking out because i heard sperm stays in you for 2 weeks.
so....if any of you girls could give me some info that'd be wonderful.
<3
and i started it on the WRONG sunday.
if that makes any sense. like the wrong color, you knoww.
and i'm just freaking out because i heard sperm stays in you for 2 weeks.
so....if any of you girls could give me some info that'd be wonderful.
<3
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Date: 2008-10-29 02:24 am (UTC)If you haven't had sex during your normal placebo week, you're probably fine. Just start taking your active pills as soon as you can.
(And, just so's you know -- not everyone on VP is a girl: some have the mind, but not the factory-installed equipment, and some have the equipment but would like a higher-tech-than-we-have after-market adjustment, if you see what I mean. O:> )
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Date: 2008-10-29 02:41 am (UTC)If it's monophasic (one level of hormones and a placebo week), I suggest continuing with the pack but using backup protection for a week.
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Date: 2008-10-29 03:20 am (UTC)I think you have it backwords...
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Date: 2008-10-29 03:24 am (UTC)That said, I also don't think she'd need backup on a triphasic because she's still taking hormones, and they're all equally effective against pregnancy, they're just not in the same order as usual.
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Date: 2008-10-29 03:25 am (UTC)If so and you took the wrong active pill (one with hormones in it), just go back to the first week starting tomorrow, and continue through as normal. You will not need back-up protection.
If you took a placebo pill (one without hormones), it's probably not a big deal -- start your active pills tomorrow and use back-up for a week if you want to be extra careful.
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