If you were not taking your birth control pills, or not taking them correctly, then you were not protected from pregnancy. During your period, it is unlikely, but not impossible to become pregnant.
Although it is important to take all of your pills, the “most” important pills are the first 7 days of the pill pack. Taking the pills during this week reestablishes the hormone levels in your body to a level adequate enough to prevent pregnancy. If you have missed any of the first 7 pills of a new pack, we recommend using abstinence or condoms for the next 2 weeks.
It is impossible to know if you had a break through ovulation during the time you were off the pills. Typically, when pills are taken correctly & consistently, protection is effective throughout the period (or inactive pills) week.
Continue taking your pill every day. If your next period is more than 1 week late, do a pregnancy test.
21. February 2012
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