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I forgot my birth control pills at home and I am away ...


Sent to Health Experts April 14, 2006 7:45 p.m.

I forgot my birth control pills at home and I am away for the weekend. I will miss 2 pills. What should I do?

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April 14, 2006 7:50 p.m. (5 minutes and 33 seconds later)
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If you miss two pills in a row, take two pills as soon as you remember and two pills the next day. You may have some spotting. Use your backup method of birth control until your next period.

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