Expert: Norman Solberg - 5/28/2010

Question
I lost my whole packet as soon as i got it and so i couldnt find it ANYWHERE so i skipped a whole month of pills and now its time for my period to come and its not here what should i do? that whole month i didnt have sex.

Answer
It's not unusual that when a woman stops the pill, her next period comes late.  You have 2 choices:  You could wait for your period to start, then start the pill.  Or you could take one birth control pill for 5 days to try to bring on a period.  When the period starts, then start the pill again.  Either way, as long as you start the pill on the first day of your period, you'll be protected.