


Luckily, if you miss a dose of your daily birth control pill, it's probably not a big deal. Sherry Ross, a California-based OB-GYN and author of She-ology: The Definitive Guide to Women's Intimate Health. "All of us have missed a pill or two.we are only human! But let's be clear, birth control is only as effective as you are compliant," says Dr. It's easy to miss a daily dose or neglect to start a new month's birth control on time. I started taking birth control not to long ago and 3 days after Warped Tour my period happened because I took the pill 4 hours late and it use to be really heavy to the point where I felt like my back would break in half but now since I started my period has been very light but it won’t stop its been 10 days and I’m getting very concerned. And no wonder: The pill is a simple and effective method of birth control - with perfect usage, oral contraceptives are 99% effective at preventing pregnancy.īut mistakes happen, and often, people don't use the pill perfectly, dropping its average effectiveness at preventing pregnancy to 93% to 97%. If you take oral contraception to prevent pregnancy, you're not alone - the pill is one of the most common methods of birth control.
