Thanks so much! Quick clarification: Are the two months separate from each other? In other words, as long as I got my period during the inactive pill 4 days (yaz), and started my new next pack promptly and on time and continued this way, am I protected immediately? I guess I am just wondering if the 4 days of "inactive pills" cause the same thing to happen as missing several active pills in a row.I'm assuming no, but I would rather just ask you for my own knowledge! Thanks again!
Hi!
First off, let me just put in a disclaimer and say that you can never go wrong using a backup method.
Disclaimer number two--I have seen people who got pregnant even when they took all their pills at the right time/right day. Some things seem to be meant to be.
Now having said that, let me just throw out some generic information and say that the worst time to miss pills in your pack is in the first week of the pack--missing pills during this week can actually trigger ovulation, and that's obviously not a good thing! And always be sure to start them on your start day--if you start late, I would suggest a backup.
Missing pills later in the pack is less risky, and as long as no more than two pills in a row are missed, a woman should be OK as long as they are promptly made up.
If someone misses more than two, I would definitely recommend a backup method.
One last comment-- you may already know that missing pills can cause irregular bleeding, which can also be confusing--never hurts to check a pregnancy test if you're not sure.
Hope this helps!
Dr B