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Sex during period and missed inactive pills!! :(

I already messaged you on facebook but I was hoping to get a faster reply here. I just wanted to share about my situation now. On september I finished taking my pill but it took me 4 day to start a new pack so on October 22 I got my menstruation and I had unprotected sex on the first day of my period only to realuze I missed my 4th inactive pill. The next day I bought a new pack and started with the 1st pill only to find out I was only supposed to disregard my missed inactive pill and finish the other inactive pille before I could start a new one. Are there any chance that I might get pregnant bcoz of unprotected sex during my first day of period and missed pill?
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Assuming you're taking your active pills correctly and haven't missed those, then missing an inactive pill at the end of the pack won't make any difference. Those pills at the end are just sugar pills and don't contain any hormones in them. The dosage of the active pills that you've taken the other weeks of the pack provide continued protection even while you're on your period.

However it sounds like you started a new pack of active pills during your inactive pill week, is that correct? Because if that's the case, then you've thrown off your menstrual cycle and shouldn't be surprised if you have spotting or breakthrough bleeding while you're taking active pills in this pack. It might take a couple of months for your body to regulate to the new schedule since you started active pills early.

And one last thing is that it's written all over the package insert that if you're ever in doubt of whether or not you're protected by the pills then you should always use condoms for at least two weeks after starting a new pack of pills. This issue comes up here all the time and none of the girls ever use condoms and then they worry about pregnancy after the fact. You should always use condoms as a backup when you have any concern about your pill not working.
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