First they question the ability of pill users to interpret and apply the new missed pill rules. Our unit's guidance is aimed at family planning clinicians rather than contraceptive users. Although we assume that most women know the name and type of their pill and would be able to apply the...
• If there are seven or more pills left in the pack after the last missed pill, finish the pack, take your seven-day pill-free break as normal or take your inactive pills before you start your next pack • If there are less than seven pills left in the pack after the missed pil...
We write to report the findings of a questionnaire study within a large family planning centre in the UK that examined women's knowledge and understanding of the current missed pills rules. Three different sets of missed pill rules have been available to the 3.5 million combined oral ...
The FFPRHC considers that the following statements may also serve as useful aides memoir for the 'missed pill rules': Whenever a woman realises that she has missed pills, the essential advice is 'just keep going'. She should take a pill as soon as possible and then resume her usual pill...
Before we answer this question of whether it’s possible to use NFP with a contraceptive mentality, let’s find out where the phrase “contraceptive mentality “actually came from. It’s not in the catechism! And it’s not inHumanae Vitae. This phrase was coined by John Paul II...
Despite high coverage of antenatal care (ANC) and family welfare assistant (FWA) visits, emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) awareness is critically low in Bangladesh. We aim to investigate the missed opportunities in generating ECP awareness through ANC and FWA visit programs; and assess the missed...
We have come to the conclusion, in contrast to what is often held, that it is not the number of tablets missed, but rather the timing relative to the pill-free interval that determines the impact of noncompliance. We further conclude that shortening of the pill-free interval to five or ...
The window for continued contraceptive efficacy after a missed pill has been extended from 3 to 12 hours for the oral desogestrel-containing contraceptive pillContraceptionDesogestrel, therapeutic useDevelopment-statusLabellingOrganonPregnancy, prevention...
It is noted that though the scientific evidence base has not changed significantly since the publication of the missed pill rules in 2005 anecdotal evidence has suggested that women and health professionals found the rules complicated and difficult to use. It is hoped that these revised rules and ...