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What is the risk of pregnancy if I miss the 7th tablet of Kontracept?
Hello, I have been taking Kontracept tablets for years. On the third day of the new packaging, I had intercourse without any other protection. And then I forgot to take 7 tablets and did it with a 17-hour delay. Today I took normally 8 tablets from the blister but panicked I also bought ellaone - 4 and a half days after intercourse. I understand that for the new packaging I can forget about sex. But what is the chance that an unwanted pregnancy could have occurred?
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Ewa Pilch Pharmacist, Editor
1 year ago
The probability with which there is a risk of pregnancy is not determined. If you took the 7th tablet of Kontracept with a 17-hour delay, the effectiveness of the contraceptive pills may have been reduced. It is recommended to use an additional contraceptive method for another 7 days after skipping the pill. After this time, the preparation is considered to have full contraceptive effectiveness (in the absence of other circumstances that reduce the effectiveness of Kontracept): https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/40729/kontracept-drazetki/ulotka/132293 The ratios taken in the week preceding the omission of the 7th tablet are also burdened with a possible pregnancy. It is true that you took ellaOne, but only after 4.5 days. The use of ellaOne is characterized by the greatest effectiveness in the first 24 hours after intercourse. With the passage of time, the effectiveness of the drug decreases. In addition, the use of ellaOne reduces the constantly used contraception: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/87820/ellaone-tabletki/ulotka/208999 If you are concerned, I encourage you to take a pregnancy test 10-14 days after the last unprotected intercourse. We wrote more about which pregnancy test to choose in our study: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/test-ciazowy-jaki-wybrac-i-kiedy-zrobic I encourage you to familiarize yourself with additional materials that may be useful: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/tabletka-po-czyli-antykoncepcja-awaryjna https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jak-prawidlowo-stosowac-antykoncepcje https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jakie-leki-oslabiaja-skutecznosc-antykoncepcji