Family Planning Plus

As long as you didn’t miss any pills in the previous pack and as long as there was no gap between your pill packs (meaning you took your last sugar pill and then the next day at the same time you took your first active pill in the new pack), you are protected by the pill. When used perfectly, the pill is 99% effective.

You remain protected by the pill as long as you are taking a pill every single day (regardless of whether it is a hormone pill or a sugar pill). During the active pills in your pack (the first three weeks), hormones build up in your body to last you through the seven days of your sugar pills so you are even protected during your period week. Just don’t forget to start a new pack the very next day after you’ve finished your sugar pills.