A 25-year-old woman using a COC forgets to start a new pack after her 7-day pill-free interval. It is now day 10 (she is 3 days late starting). She ha...

Question

A 25-year-old woman using a COC forgets to start a new pack after her 7-day pill-free interval. It is now day 10 (she is 3 days late starting). She had no UPSI during the extended break. What should she do?

Accepted Answer

Start the new pack today, use condoms for 7 days. No EC is needed as there was no UPSI during the extended break

Answer

Wait until her next period to start the new pack

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Discard the pack and switch methods

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Take 3 pills to catch up

Answer

Start the new pack and take EC as a precaution

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): Late Restart After HFI No UPSI

A 25-year-old woman using a COC forgets to start a new pack after her 7-day pill-free interval. It is now day 10 (she is 3 days late starting). She had no UPSI during the extended break. What should she do?