I had unprotected sex 5 days ago and forgot a pill last night. What should I do?

Hello,

If you are in the first week of your blister pack and took your missed pill as soon as you realized it (14 hrs after according to your comment), protection is still fully effective usually. If you continued your blister pack normally after that, the chances of pregnancy are very unlikely.

If you had needed emergency oral contraception (morning-after pill), it is best to take it within 72 hours (3 days) of the unprotected intercourse. After that time, the pill becomes much less effective. After 5 days, it is no longer possible to take emergency oral contraception. The only remaining option is to have your doctor insert an IUD. But in your situation, we don't need that at all. I wanted to tell you this only for your information, should the situation arise again. Then you will know that if you have to take the morning after pill, it is best to do so as soon as possible after unprotected intercourse until 3 days after at the latest.

I hope this answers your question.

Jean-Sébastien Lecompte, pharmacist

If you took it and in addition you took your dose for that day as well, there is no problem. So, that day you should have taken 2 tablets at the bottom. If not, you should meet with a doctor to get a copper IUD to use as emergency contraception.

It feels good!