A 26-year-old woman on the combined oral contraceptive pill misses one active pill but remembers within 12 hours of the usual time. She has had unprot...

Question

A 26-year-old woman on the combined oral contraceptive pill misses one active pill but remembers within 12 hours of the usual time. She has had unprotected intercourse 2 days previously. According to UKMEC guidance, what should she do?

Accepted Answer

Take the missed pill as soon as she remembers and continue the pack as usual; no additional contraception is required.

Answer

Discard the missed pill and use condoms for the rest of the pack.

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Stop the pill and use emergency contraception immediately.

Answer

Take two pills daily for the next 7 days.

Answer

Stop the pill for 7 days and restart with a new pack.

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Missed combined oral contraceptive pill

A 26-year-old woman on the combined oral contraceptive pill misses one active pill but remembers within 12 hours of the usual time. She has had unprotected intercourse 2 days previously. According to UKMEC guidance, what should she do?