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missed the first 4 days of my birth control.
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An_246647 posted:
I started my birth control 4 days late because i forgot it when i went out of town. I usually start my pack on a wednesday and didn't get home till saturday night. When i first got home i took the first 2 pills in the pack. Should i have done that? Will it be ok to take 2 pills tomorrow (sunday) and 2 pills on (monday)? Then from Tuesday on start taking 1 every day? I have been on the pill for the last 7 years and never missed this many days in a row. I am not having sex at the moment but if i do i know to use another form. I guess i am just wondering if i wasted a whole pack of pills or if i should continue to keep taking this pack?
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