Danger: Skipping Birth Control Pills!

Danger: Skipping Birth Control Pills!

You're "out for the night" and forgot your birth control pills. Which is a problem, considering the night you had planned. Or is it? What REALLY happens when you forget to take a birth control pill?

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Step 1:

Best Case

Go on, have your romantic evening. Missing just one dose shouldn't affect the pill's pregnancy-prevention powers, as long as you take that pill as soon as possible. Just double up the next day.

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Step 2:

Worst Case

Taking two birth control pills in one day may give you an upset stomach or make you a little nauseated, but nothing that should last more than a day or so. You also might experience some spotting.

At the end of the day, you don't need to give up on your evening plans if you miss one pill, but you'd better use some back-up birth control if you miss two or more. That's when efficacy starts to really decline. You have the facts, now you make the call.