It is not necessary to stop pill use when switching pills. It is best to finish the current pack, have a period, then begin the “new” pills as usual. If you did not restart the birth control pills, and had sex without a condom, then you were not protected from pregnancy. Pill protection is effective only as long as your taking the pills It doesn’t last for an extended period of time past the last pill.
At this point, you don’t know how long it will take your body to ovulate on its own. Some women release an egg within a week or two, some take longer to ovulate. Yes, it is possible that you could become pregnant within a week after stopping your pills. If you don’t have a period within the next 3 weeks or so, do a pregnancy test.
6. January 2012
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