Expert: Brigid Kowalczyk - 7/11/2006

Question
I am taking birth conrol and i just started taking it again. Its been five day and me and my boyfriend had sex today and i missed my pill yesterday i was wondering if i should take ecp or is it okay

Answer
In order for the most effective protection you have to take the PIll EXACTLY the way it's prescribed: at the same time, every day.  If you forget one day or take it a few hours late, you lower the effectiveness.  

However, if you take the ECP every time you do that you are doing several things:  attempting an abortion, adding even more chemicals to your body and making things more confusing.

I don't know if you can get pregnant from your mistake but you will have to be a heck of a lot more careful if you want to avoid it in the future.  Sex makes babies and forgetting your pill increases the likelyhood that you will get pregnant.  Abstinence is best.