Expert: Norman Solberg - 12/15/2008

Question
hey, i accidentally took the first pill out of my pack on Saturday night (was a bit tipsy) thinking that i was supposed to. But as it turns out I wasn't supposed to start my next pack until Tuesday (tomorrow). so I'm wondering if it will be okay to just continue taking my pills tomorrow and i will have to miss one at the end of my pack.? thanks a lot for reading.

Answer
Hi Maryjane,
I would continue taking the pills, but I wouldn't miss one at the end of the pack.  With the pill you can pretty much take them for more or less than the usual 21 days, but if you go more than 7 days between active pills, you run some risk of ovulation and pregnancy (probably small).  I'd start the new pack when you finish the old one.