Forgot to take it in the first week | Forgotten to take the pill – what to do?

Forgot to take it in the first week

If a patient forgets to take her pill in the 1st week, this means that the patient has no protection for at least 7 days after forgetting to take the pill, even if all other pills were taken in time afterwards. If a patient forgets to take her pill in week 1, it can happen that the effect of the pill is not strong enough and thus an ovulation is triggered, which is normally suppressed by the pill. If sexual intercourse then takes place, the patient may become pregnant.

However, it is important to know that if you forget to take the pill in the 1st week, the protection is not given for at least 7 days. When the protection of the pill is restored depends on how regularly the pill is taken afterwards. If a patient forgets to take the pill once in the first week, full protection is restored after 7 days.

However, if a patient forgets her pill not only once but twice or three times, there is no protection until the patient has taken the pill consistently for 7 days in a row. When the protection of the pill is restored depends not only on the number of days but also on how regularly and punctually the patient takes the pill. It is also important to know that if a patient forgets to take the pill in the first week and ovulation is triggered, the patient can also become pregnant if she had unprotected intercourse a day or two before she forgot to take the pill.

The reason for this is that the man’s sperm survive in the woman for about 2-4 days and during this time they swim towards the fallopian tube (tuba uterina) to fuse with a potential egg in the woman. If a patient has unprotected intercourse on day 1 and forgets her pill on day 2, it is possible that ovulation will occur on day 3. Since the sperm are still alive and are in the area of the fallopian tube at this time, it is possible that they can penetrate the egg and thus a pregnancy can develop.

The same applies if a patient forgets her pill on day 1 and has unprotected intercourse on day 2. Since the pill has lost its effect, the egg and sperm may now fuse, which can then lead to pregnancy. When a pill has protection again is sometimes represented quite differently by each manufacturer.

You should therefore study the package insert of your own pill very carefully to find out when the pill will provide sufficient protection again. You should also make sure that if a pill is forgotten in the first week, no other pill is forgotten, otherwise the pill may lose all its protection. In general, however, it can be said that if the pill was forgotten once in the first week, but then taken regularly and punctually every day, it should regain its full protective function after 7 days.

However, if a patient wants to be absolutely certain that she will not become pregnant, it is advisable to use a condom as well. If a patient forgets to take the pill in the first week, the pill will lose its effect and ovulation may occur, resulting in fertilization of the egg. Thus, pregnancy can occur if the pill is forgotten in the first week.

Here there are two possibilities for a patient to become pregnant if she has forgotten to take the pill in the first week: Firstly, she can become pregnant if she had unprotected intercourse within 7 days after forgetting to take the pill. Secondly, she can become pregnant if she had unprotected intercourse one or two days before forgetting to take the pill, as the sperm in the female sexual tract can survive for about 3-4 days.If it happens that the patient notices that she missed a pill in the first week and had intercourse shortly before or shortly after without using condoms, the patient should consider the possibility that she might be pregnant. If a patient wants to rule out the possibility of becoming pregnant despite forgetting to take the pill, there is the possibility of buying the pill afterwards in a pharmacy or in hospital.

It is important to note that the emergency contraceptive pill works best shortly after intercourse, so it should be taken within the first 24 to 48 hours, as this is the most likely time to prevent pregnancy. However, if a patient has forgotten to take the pill and has not had unprotected intercourse before and after, it is not necessary to take the emergency contraceptive pill. It is much better to use condoms as an additional form of contraception, as this can prevent pregnancy without exposing the patient to hormonal stress caused by the emergency contraceptive pill.