Forgetting to take one pill for less then 24 hours
Take one pill as soon as possible and finish the dispenser as usual
Forgetting one pill for more than 24 hours or forgetting 2 pills in a row
First week
- Take 1 pill as soon as possible and throw away the tablets you forgot. Finish the dispenser as usual.
- Use a condom for 7 days
If you had sexual relations without condom in the last 5 days take (the emergency pill) as soon as possible.
2nd and 3rd week
- Take 1 pill as soon as possible and throw away the pill you forgot
- Continue to take the pills as usual until the end of 3rd week and start with a new dispenser without (no hormone) break
Forgetting 3 tablets or more in a row
First week
- Take 1 pill as soon as possible and throw away the tablets you forgot. Finish the dispenser as usual.
- Use a condom for 7 days
If you had sexual relations without condom in the last 5 days take ( the emergency pill) as soon as possible
2nd and 3rd week
- Take 1 pill as soon as possible and throw away the pills you forgot. Continue to take the pills as usual the end of the 3rd week and start with a new dispenser without » no hormone break »
If you had sexual relations without condom in the last 5 days take /the emergency contraceptive pills » as soon as possible
NOTE: « The emergency contraception pills » is what was used to be call » the morning after pill » and it is good up to 5 days after the sexual relation. It is less effective the more you wait. In Québec you cant get it by seeing a nurse, a doctor or a pharmacist
Last update : Septembre 2015