how to manage missed doses of hormonal contraceptives
January 2009
New Canadian guidelines will help answer questions about how to manage missed doses of hormonal contraceptives.
About half of sexually active women in Canada use hormonal contraceptives...which are almost 100% effective with perfect use.
But up to 60% of women on oral contraceptives take them irregularly...and many don't know what to do when they miss a pill.
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