Oralcon Contraceptive - Missed Pill

Hi There, I have been on Oralcon now for almost a year now. A couple days ago I was taking the red pills and I noticed I missed the last one. I took it 24 hours later with the first white one of the new pack. My question is will I be affected by missing one of the red pills? Will this decrease its effectiveness against preventing pregnancy?

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Hi, Megs! How are you?

The red pills at the end of the pack are just placebo tablets that contain no active hormones, they are just meant to allow you to have a withdrawal bleed that week, so there is no harm in missing them. The sole reason they are included is to keep women in the habit of taking a pill each day, so they don't forget when it's time to start the new pack.

So no, missing one or more of those ones doesn't matter, you don't even have to take it later when you realize it. The only time you would be at risk of pregnancy is if you miss one or more of the active pills.

Are there any other questions or concerns?

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Yes. If i miss one white pill at 7pm and remember the next morning what i must do? Do i have to take 2 pills? One in the morning when remember and one as usually at 7pm?

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Hi my name is Charissa, I had intercourse with m boyfriend on m 14th day after my period, I am using oralcom and a condom but it broke but I reconised it imediatley but I think some pre-cum may have stayed behind only pre-cum though ?? Is there any reason why I should worry ??

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Hi i started taking Oracon 7days ago, and i'm still breast feeding, is it safe for my baby? before that i have been using HY AN for 18 months and stopped them because my menstruation did not stop for over a month.

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Hi i was on the second red pill on the almost finish pack of my family planing pill but I did not continue the red pill on the new pack I started from the white pill is it possible I might be pregnant

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i stopped using oralcon about a month ago, & had intercourse wit my boyfriend about 2weeks back & wer not protected. I was wondering, how long does it stay in the body before i could actually fall pregnant because i think im late for my periods

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I have been on oralcon for almost 2months now. One of the pills was red instead of white and only half the pill was there. I took it anyway because I didn't want to skip one. Am I still protected? My boyfriend never discharges in me and uses the loo before we have intercourse. Is that still ok too? Help!

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Hi I've been on oralcon for 2 years now,a week ago me and my hubby had unprotected intercourse and I missed 2 white pills,I had some brownish/red discharge for 2 days....but cause I was afraid I opened a new pack of oralcon,if I am pregnant will it affect the baby?I have not done a PG test yet...thanks

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Do I start on the white pills or the white one need to know ASAP thankyou.

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Sorry or the red ones*

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Hi, is it possible to fall pregnant when having (unprotected) intercourse while on the red pill before periods?

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im lerato. i was using oralcon pill and i had intercourse after my last day of my period. Could it be possible for me to fall pregnant?

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I HAD INTERCOURSE LAST MONTH, THE NEXT DAY AFTER I TOOK 7 RED PILLS, BUT MY BREAST ARE PAINING AND HAVE NOT ATTENDED THIS MONTH, COULD I BE PREGNANT?

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I have a question what if I thought I had ended my period and it came back really dark brown discharged nasty right after I had intercourse I also missed two of the white pills of apri birth control should I be worried I really don't know what to do I've only been on theses pills for about a month now

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Hi. im using oralcon for about a month now. i was on the 2 month injection first. My white pill fell and i couldnt find it so i just popped another one out of my packet. Could i be putting myself into "danger" pregnancy wise cause im one pill short?

I am rather paranoid.

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Good day ladies. I have a very irregular period and I feel because I have a very irregular period I'm not ovulating and therefore iam unable to fall pregnant. I am try for the past 2years to fall pregnant but to no vail...I am using the oralcon so my period could be regular once again and maybe I'll ovulate...I really want to have a baby and I'm hoping oralcon can help me.

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HI. I AM USING ORALCON FOR 2 YEARS NOW IM ON THE LAST WEEK OF WHITE TABLETS AND I GOT MY PERIOD WHAT DOES THIS MEAN....IS IT NORMAL

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Hi I've taken the pill for the first time in my life yesterday so I just wanna no if I have intercourse today will I be pregnant

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Hi can u help me I have been on oralcon for almost 3years now I always get my period on the fourth to fifth red pill I have been trough all the red pills starting the white one tonight and no period I have a bad nausea can I be pregnant I took home test but it shows negative

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Hi my name is Anna and I am 25 yrs. I have been trying for a baby for three years now, i nomaly mestruate 9 or 11 day or sometimes i will skip a month. On the 17.July.2015 last month, i went to the clinic to take the Oralcon contraceptive pill so that i can know when i will get my periods. I went to clinic during my periods ( witch was the last day (9). On the 18 of July I started to take the white pill, since then i have been mestruating heavly till today the 05.Aug.2015 and i have pains and today i finished taken the white pills. Can i please ask its normal to have the periods when i use the white pills?

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Hi, I would like to know. I’ve been taking oralcon and on the 15th day, I mistakenly drank the 21st pill instead. When I realised it on the 16th day, then I took the correct pill (16th pill of the pack). Is there anything I should do or get worried about ?

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I've been using oralcon for 3 weeks now and am bleeding ever since I was asking if its normal to bleedi while using oralcon or is something wrong wth m?

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I have been taking Oralcon pills for 3 weeks now. I forgot to take the last 4 pills and all of the red ones. Then after 10 days, I started the second packets and was intimate with my partner within two days. Is there a chance that I could get pregnant?

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Re: Verwon (# 1)

Hi I missed my pill for 2 days after starting it 3 days before, I then took one pill at my normal time and woke up bleeding. Why is that?

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Hi. I forgot to take my Oralcon pills for 6 days and I just started bleeding. My periods are supposed to be occurring next week because I'll be taking the red ones. So I would like to know if I can continue with the white ones I missed or if I should start taking the red ones until my next period?

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Hi, if you start those red pill then you attend the period for three days, is it safe to stop the red ones before they finish and start the active pills?

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I missed taking my Oralcon contraceptive pills for two days, then had unprotected intercourse with my man. Is there a possibility of falling pregnant?

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Hi. I have missed taking my oralcon for 2 and a half weeks so I am worried about being pregnant. Am I supposed to finish that box coz I didn't finish it? Please help.

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Ey, I'm using oralcon pills and I missed 4 tablets of the red pills, and just started a new pack. The day I was supposed to take the 4th red pill I took a first white pill; I was intimate with my partner without using protection. Could I be pregnant?

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Hey, I've been using oralcon for a year now and I missed taking the white pills two days in a row, Friday and Saturday last week and the cycle has changed. I continued taking them Sunday and onwards. I went to a nurse, she told me I must use protection during intimacy for two weeks. How long will it take for me to be active?

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