Thread: I am so worried! :( advice, please.

No offense but if you are in med school you can just use your medical/science knowledge to sort through this. I am a University science student, more on the research side of things, however we have both taken pharmacology classes and biochemistry so it is quite straight forward. First off you took the double dose of the pill right when you remember just like the pamphlet says. Secondly, the half life of the pill. If you take the double dose right when you remember you forgot something then you are fine unless you have missed 3 pills in a row. There is still plenty of active ingredients in the body to prevent the ovulation. The problem however comes from lacking the pill in you for an extended period of time. Thirdly, remember our studies, remember how minimal the failure rate is of birth control pills...talking .01-2% failure rate if taken exactly as directed. Tri-phasic pills like Ortho tri-cyclen more closely mimic our bodies uphill and downhill estrogen and progesterone levels. Your body is going to be well protected as long as you have always kept up your 3 hour window with taking the pill on other days. Missing one pill does not create a catastrophic decrease in pill efficacy, missing 3 does. The pill stops ovulation, stops it, just remember our science background and how little of a chance there is of pregnancy simply due to the science behind it. But, like all drugs, there is the chance of failure however remember how slim those chances are when you take things exactly as directed.