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skipped a day on birth control
friday i didn't take my bc pill.
i had sex friday night.
we used a condom and pulled out when he came.
i took both friday and saturdays pill on saturday because thats what my sheet told me to do(i remembered i had forgotten friday at the time i was taking saturdays pill)
im pretty sure im okay because we withdrew and used a condom.
so, i'm pretty much okay, right?
bc of condom AND withrdawl.
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You should be ok.
Generally, as long as you don't miss a day often (like less than once a full cycle) you should be ok.
Using a condom, pulling out, and BC, and taking your pills to catch up, you SHOULD be fine.
But there is always a small chance. Having sex at all means theres always a small chance. Look for your next period. If you miss it, wait a week, and take a test.
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First off, I want to note this:
It is correct that the hormonal birth control pill is 99.7% effective when used in perfection. This means that you should be taking your pill at the EXACT SAME TIME every single day, no alterations to your body or lifestyle. Even if you're only a couple of hours off, you have increased the chances of a pregnancy. The longer you wait in between taking pills, the higher chances of pregnancy.
With TYPICAL use of the hormonal birth control, a woman is 92% protected from pregnancy. However, one should take into consideration that even with a 92% effective rate, there is an estimated 8 in every 100 women who will become pregnant from typical usage. This being said, you should be taking as many precautions as humanly possible to prevent a pregnancy (along with STD/STI transmission). In addition, you are not even taking the pill on "typical" standards so you are extremely low regarding the pregnancy protection situation.
In short, it's acceptable (not good though) to double up on pills ONCE every so often (once a month is probably okay but not recommended by any means) but you should try your hardest not to do this. If you need to, purchase a wristwatch that has a timer on it and have it go off at the same time every day to remind you to take your pill.
The pull-out method has proven to be very ineffective on preventing pregnancy. The pull-out method is about 70% effective if done in perfection, which is pretty rare actually. I am not certain of the percentage regarding typical usage, but I'd guess pretty darn low!
Condoms are only about 97% on preventing pregnancy when used in perfection. With TYPICAL usage, condoms are only about 88% effective. That is a pretty large chance to me.
What this comes down to is that we are not perfect human beings. There will be changes in diet and weight fluctuation (throws off the pill). There will be that split second too late (pull-out and condoms). There will be that tiny, itty-bitty hole we didn't notice (condoms).
After you have sex you actually do not instantly become pregnant--it can take days before the sperm find and fertilize the egg and then another 6 - 10 days for the egg to actually attach to your uterine wall. Sperm can live in your body for a long time--they've even been some found alive in a woman 2 weeks after being ejaculated inside of her!
This being said, it could take weeks to actually become pregnant after one sexual encounter. Kind of scary, isn't it?
You really should pick up a home pregnancy test. Some home pregnancy tests are better than others. According to a couple of studies done, First Response and Early Result Pregnancy Test are the two best kinds to purchase because they are slightly more sensitive than the others. You may want to pick up a couple of those for home usage. If your period is late, go on and take the test and see what it says. You certainly are at risk for pregnancy.
I hope I've helped you figure out what the chances of pregnancy are for you at this moment. If you have any more questions please feel free to ask me :)
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You're probably fine because you've been taking it for a while. There IS a slight chance--birth control is 99% effective, so when you're on the pill there's always that 1% chance. Since you used a condom, though, I wouldn't worry. Just a note for future notice, though: withdrawl isn't that effective.
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Yes your fine, because you've been taking birthcontrol before. One day isn't gunna wear off what it does.
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