Family Planning Plus

Whenever you miss a pill, breakthrough bleeding (bleeding in between periods) can occur. Hopefully you made your pill up correctly. When you miss a pill, you should take it as soon as you remember and then take your next pill at the regular time. If you don’t remember your pill until you’re about to take your next pill, then you should take both pills at the same time. Whenever you miss pills or take them late, your risk for pregnancy increases.

Continue to take your pills every day around the same time each day. The bleeding should stop with the continued hormone use. If you don’t have any bleeding at all during your sugar pills (the last week of pills in your pack), take a pregnancy test. If it is negative, repeat the test every two weeks until you have a normal period or a positive test result. Do not stop taking your pills unless you test positive for pregnancy.