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Originally posted by doncalypso
she doesn't take the pill everyday at the same exact time (and I'm afraid that this may increase the failure rate for the pill then).
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It does increase the failure rate. In fact, agencies that provide b/c pills advise NO SEX for 2 weeks if you missed ONE pill to make sure you're back on schedule. Some recommend double dosing the next day if you missed a day. But if you've gone more than one day without taking it, you are essentially back to square one--breeding grounds. Unless you remember to take it everyday, it's not technically working as birth control.
Taking it around the same time, within the hour, adds more reliability to it.
One of my friends missed only one pill after remembering for several years. As a result, her son was born 19 Oct. 2003. She and her fiance were planning on a kid, the timing was just off.