A combination contraceptive pill is the pregnancy preventing medication which normally contains a combination of varying degrees of estrogen and progestin (or their future generations). Many women buy Loette pills and other similar contraceptives as most women generally take combination pills. These combined tablets come in two blister packs – in 28 and 21 pills blister packs, which contain 21 active hormonal tablets and additional seven ‘placebo pills’ in the twenty-eight pack.
What do to when pills are missed?
Everyday intake is the crucial in the overall efficiency of the tablets, therefore missing one reduces how well they work to fight against pregnancy. Meanwhile just like missing dosage, starting the new pack a little late can also effect the efficacy of the birth control pills. While it is not necessary to take a combined pill at the same time every day, it is necessary to consume them daily. The chance of getting pregnant after missing a dosage eventually depends upon when the pills were missed and how many pills were missed.
One or more missed dosage
Forgetting to take one tablet anywhere in the pack or starting a new pack one day late is not that much of a problem. This is because you still have contraceptive cover. Many women buy Loette pills online in 28 blister pack (which contain additional placebo pills) so that they can keep a habit of taking a pill every day without break.
Meanwhile missing two or more tablets or starting a new blister pack two or more days later can result into a lessening of the contraceptive capability. It is even more risky to begin a pack late and miss more than one dosage. This is because during the seven-day break or when you take non-hormonal pills for seven days, your ovaries are not getting any hormone intake from the tablets. Therefore, if this break becomes longer, you may start ovulating.
If you are not sure about what to do, continue taking your tablets and use the additional protection such as a barrier method like condoms. Also, if you have missed pills earlier or on the previous pack, consult your healthcare professionals and take an emergency contraception like Plan B.
How many tablets have been missed?
One missed tablet – If you have not taken one tablet, or if you have started the new pack one day late, take one pill as soon as you remember and continue with the pack as you usually do. There is no need for an emergency contraception in such cases.
Two or more tablets not taken – When taking a birth control medication like the Loette contraceptive pill, the dosage of combined hormones is low, therefore its effect can wear by time. So as the time is ticking off, and you missed two or more tablets, take the last missed tablet now. Continue taking the rest of the tablets normally and leave the earlier missed tablets. Make sure to utilize an additional method of contraception for the next week (seven days).
If you have had unprotected intercourse in the previous seven days, then you may consult a professional and take an emergency contraceptive.