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      Q.
      Allie,
      I've
      missed
     
     
      taking
      a
      couple
      of
      my
     
     
      birth
      control
      pills
      this
     
     
      month.
      What
      does
      this
     
     
      mean
      and
      how
      should
      I
     
     
      remember
      to
      take
      them?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A.
      Many
      women
      forget
     
     
      to
      take
      their
      birth
      control
     
     
      pills
      once
      in
      a
      while.
     
     
      Despite
      the
      fact
      that
      women
     
     
      sometimes
      forget,
      the
      birth
     
     
      control
      pill
      has
      remained
      the
     
     
      most
      popular
      and
      widely
     
     
      used
      method
      of
      contracep-
     
     
      tion.
      But
      to
      ensure
      its
      99
     
     
      per
      cent
      efficacy
      rate,
      it
     
     
      needs
      to
      be
      taken
      properly.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Your
      pill:
      Make
      it
      part
      of
     
     
      a
      routine
     
    

    
     
      The
      birth
      control
      pill
     
     
      should
      be
      taken
      at
      the
      same
     
     
      time
      every
      day
      to
      ensure
      its
     
     
      effectiveness.
      Try
      to
      associ-
     
     
      ate
      taking
      your
      pill
      with
     
     
      some
      regular
      activity
      such
     
     
      as
      eating
      a
      meal
      or
      brushing
     
     
      your
      teeth.
      Whether
      it
      be
      in
     
     
      the
      morning
      or
      at
      night,
     
     
      forming
      a
      routine
      will
      make
     
     
      remembering
      to
      take
      the
      pill
     
     
      easier.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Most
      birth
      control
      pills
     
     
      on
      the
      market
      today
      are
     
     
      available
      in
      21
      and
      28-day
     
     
      packages.
      With
      the
      21-day
     
     
      pack,
      you
      take
      a
      pill
      each
     
     
      day
      for
      21
      days
      and
      then
     
     
      nothing
      for
      seven
      days.
     
     
      Following
      the
      seven
      days,
      a
     
     
      new
      package
      is
      started.
     
     
      Many
      women
      prefer
      the
      28-
     
     
      day
      pack
      because
      they
      find
     
     
      it
      easier
      to
      remember
      to
      take
     
     
      a
      pill
      every
      day
      without
      the
     
     
      break.
      The
      28-day
      pack
     
     
      contains
      the
      same
      pills
      as
     
     
      the
      21-day
      pack
      plus
      an
     
     
      additional
      seven
      inactive
     
     
      pills
      used
      as
      a
      “reminder”
     
     
      during
      the
      “off-time.”
     
     
      These
      seven
      pills
      contain
      no
     
     
      active
      ingredients.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      you
      miss
      a
      pill
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      realize
      that
      you
     
     
      have
      forgotten
      to
      take
      a
      pill.
     
     
      you
      should
      take
      it
      as
      soon
      as
     
     
      you
      remember,
      then
      take
     
     
      your
      next
      pill
      at
      the
      usual
     
     
      time
      and
      continue
      on
      with
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      package
      as
     
     
      normal.
      This
      may
      mean
     
     
      taking
      two
      pills
      in
      one
      day.
     
     
      It
      is
      unlikely
      that
      you'll
      get
     
     
      pregnant
      from
      missing
      one
     
     
      pill.
      However,
      it’s
      wise
      to
     
     
      use
      a
      back-up
      method
      of
     
     
      birth
      control
      for
      the
      rest
      of
     
     
      the
      month.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      miss
      two
      pills
      in
      a
     
     
      row.
      take
      two
      pills
      the
      day
     
     
      you
      remember.
      Take
      two
     
    
   
   
    
     
      pills
      the
      next
      day.
      then
      take
     
     
      one
      pill
      a
      day
      for
      the
      rest
      of
     
     
      the
      package.
      Don't
      forget
     
     
      to
      use
      a
      back-up
      method
      of
     
     
      birth
      control.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      miss
      three
      or
      more
     
     
      pills.
      use
      a
      back-up
      method
     
     
      of
      birth
      control
      and
      call
     
     
      your
      doctor
      or
      healthcare
     
     
      professional
      to
      find
      out
     
     
      what
      to
      do.
      Missing
      pills
     
     
      can
      sometimes
      cause
      some
     
     
      spotting
      or
      light
      bleeding
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      a
      little
      nausea.
     
    

    
     
      Medical
      officials
      recog-
     
     
      nize
      that
      it
      is
      important
      to
     
     
      use
      pills
      containing
      the
      low-
     
     
      est-dose
      of
      estrogen
      possi-
     
     
      ble,
      in
      part
      because
      they
      are
     
     
      well-tolerated.
      Recently,
      a
     
     
      new
      low-dose
      birth
      control
     
     
      pill
      has
      become
      available.
     
     
      Alesse,
      which
      comes
      in
      21-
     
     
      day
      and
      28-day
      packs,
      is
      the
     
     
      lowest-dose
      combination
     
     
      levonorgestrel
      birth
      control
     
     
      pill
      available
      to
      Canadian
     
     
      women.
      While
      it
      is
      low-
     
     
      dose,
      Alesse
      is
      still
      more
     
     
      than
      99
      per
      cent
      effective
      at
     
     
      preventing
      pregnancy.
     
    

    
     
      If
      you
      regularly
      miss
      tak-
     
     
      ing
      pills,
      you
      should
      speak
     
     
      with
      your
      doctor
      or
      nurse.
     
     
      Together,
      you
      can
      discuss
     
     
      other
      birth
      control
      methods.
     
     
      Remember.
      birth
      control
     
     
      pills
      do
      not
      protect
      against
     
     
      sexually
      transmitted
      dis-
     
     
      eases
      including
      HIV/AIDS.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Benefits
      of
      Taking
      Oral
      Contraceptives
     
    
   
   
    
     
      May
      limit
      acne
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Reduced
      risk
      of
      cancer
      of
      ovaries
     
    

    
     
      Reduced
      risk
      of
      benign
      breast
      disease
     
     
      Reduced
      risk
      of
      ovarian
      cysts
     
    

    
     
      Lighter
      periods
      (less
      blood
      flow,
      fewer
      days)
     
     
      Decrease
      in
      pre-menstrual
      syndrome
      (PMS)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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