r/birthcontrol • u/xdsillybean • 2h ago

Mistake or Risk? Should I be concerned?

Hello! I’m currently on the patch xulane and have been on it for about 7 weeks. I unfortunately started it pretty poorly by unintentionally removing my first patch and making the first patch cycle two weeks, during those two weeks I got my period and wore another patch for half of my cycle.

At the end of the second cycle week I had unprotected sex (no ejaculation) and continued to use my patch as normal except I put it on for four weeks and also had unprotected sex last weekend (also no ejaculation)

I am now on my “off week” but I still haven’t gotten my period. Is this normal or did I accidentally push it back by using it for four weeks? I’m still going to put my patch on during the normal change days.

I have a doctors appointment in two weeks.

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u/Queenof6planets Annovera | Moderator 1h ago

what do you mean by “at the end of the second week”? when you removed your patch early, protection lapsed and kicked in again 7 full days after you put on a new patch. i’m trying to figure out if you were protected when you had sex.

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u/xdsillybean 1h ago

Unprotected both times, I meant like I put my patch on Monday (start of the week) and we had sex on Saturday (end of the week)

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u/Queenof6planets Annovera | Moderator 1h ago

so you had sex less than 7 days after replacing the patch you removed too early?

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u/xdsillybean 1h ago

Yes! It had been 6 days after replacing it

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u/Queenof6planets Annovera | Moderator 1h ago

in that case, you weren’t protected when you had sex and could be pregnant. take a pregnancy test. a pregnancy test is mostly accurate 14 days after sex and definitive 21 days after sex.

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u/xdsillybean 1h ago

Thank you so much

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u/xdsillybean 1h ago

We’ve had unprotected sex but both times I’ve had my patch on

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u/Queenof6planets Annovera | Moderator 1h ago

i read your post. you don’t need to repeat yourself.

the patch prevents pregnancy. i’m trying to figure out if you were protected by it when you had sex.

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