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Suggest Dosage Of Birth Control Pills After Taking Plan B

Posted on Fri, 2 Jun 2017

Question: hi, i am on orthocyclen and took my last pill on thursday at around 4 pm , yesterday i forgot, had sex and was day 14 . today , now, should i take plan B? if so, how do I proceed with my birth control pills after taking plan B

Answered by Dr. Soumya (46 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Continue birth control pills

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I understand your concerns.

Take planning B immediately.

Have 2 birth control pills today. Continue the packs of remaining birth control pills as before from tomorrow.

You will be safety from pregnancy.

Let me know If You need anymore help.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Soumya (46 minutes later)

plan b is a emergency pills contraception here in the states

is not referring to plan A vs plan B...

its the emergency pill i was talking about

Answered by Dr. Soumya (34 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Additional protection from birth control pills

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I know you were talking about emergency pills.I suggested you take emergency pills as it offers immediate protection from missed pills. This alone will provide adequate protection from pregnancy.

However, in addition I also suggested you to continue orthocyclen birth control pills to have additional protection . You can choose stop birth control pills if you wish.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy

Follow up: Dr. Soumya (44 minutes later)

so taking all three pills today won't be too much?

Answered by Dr. Soumya (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

They will provide additional protection. Nothing will happen adversely to worry about.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy