Women often ask how to handle missed doses of an oral contraceptive

June 2014

Women often ask how to handle missed doses of an oral contraceptive.

Combined oral contraceptives need to be taken for 7 consecutive days to reliably prevent pregnancy.

This means the most risky time to miss pills is just before or after a hormone-free interval or "placebo pill" interval.

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Migraine preventing migraines in kids and teens
Diabetes questions about when and how patients with type 2 diabetes should use insulin
Contraceptives Women often ask how to handle missed doses of an oral contraceptive
E-Cigarettes efforts to reduce nicotine toxicity associated with e-cigarettes
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