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pill missed by 18 hours. help needed!

Hi i started using the pill last tuesday when I started my period on Monday. on friday my boyfriend touched his penis on my vagina (not in) but as I was on the pill this was ok. I had done more exercise that week than i had for a while and developed cramp which actually started on wednesday. Therefore i didnt take saturdays pill as i was worried about dvt. But I then took saturdays pill at 5pm on Sunday when usually took pill at 10 pm. and have carried on taking. I'm on microgynon 30 and am worried I'm pregnant! It states on the pack that more than 12 hours is risky but i was away so used the internet version for it and the nhs as well and it  said a missed pill is when youve missed it by 24 hours? Please help I'm so scared :(
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Thanks for the help. The doctor and the leaflet say that you are protected as soon as you start taking the pill on your period so I was safe at the time. And when I have sex i do use a condom despite this. Hopefully it will be negative. Fingers crossed.
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Any time you miss taking your pill, it puts you at risk for pregnancy(if you are sexually active). Also, most pills take about a month to become effective and you should be using a second form of birth control until the hormones from the pill are in your system. It's not likely for you to get pregnant from the scenario you described, but if your period is late, take a home pregnancy test to find out. Then use this as your learning lesson to be more careful next time.  
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