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Question
Hello doctor,
Before that I took birth control pills every day, but my husband and I did not have sex within 10. I still plan to finish the pack, but I forgot to take it for 3 days. The doctor asked me to have sex when I forgot to take the daily contraceptive pill, can I get pregnant?
Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh (1994)
Reply
Answered by Specialist Doctor I Huynh Cong Tan - Deputy Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Danang International Hospital
Hello,
With the question "Can you get pregnant if you have sex when you forget to take your daily pill?" , the doctor would like to answer as follows:
If you have sex when you forget to take birth control for 1 day, you can also get pregnant, so if you have sex when you forget to take birth control for 3 days, it does not exclude the possibility of pregnancy.
During the process of using oral contraceptives, you may forget to take your daily oral contraceptive pill for 1 day or 2 to 3 days. In case you have forgotten to take your daily oral contraceptive pill for 3 days, you need to handle it according to the following principles: Discard the pill you are taking; Avoid sex or use a condom during sex, wait until your period returns, and start a new pack of pills. This situation is considered as just starting to take the drug, the first 7 days the drug has not worked, so it is necessary to avoid sex, if having sex, use other supportive measures such as condoms or diaphragms. vagina.
If you still have questions about forgetting to take your daily oral contraceptive pill, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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