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Thailand is a land of enchanting and exotic tastes for foreign visitors as I was to understand when I knowledgeable the Water Festival of Loi Kathong on the island of Ko Chang.
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Oral contraceptives are among the most popular techniques of birth handle. Even so, some would say that it is not the most practical. Why? Most birth handle pills or BCP have to be taken daily at a scheduled hour. This stated, chances are higher that one might overlook or miss taking it provided the several everyday activities.
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Ko Chang
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Some may feel that a missed pill is just a missed pill but this is not the case with oral contraceptives. Missing a scheduled intake implies that a single can get pregnant following sexual intercourse with out the aid of a backup birth manage technique. Missed birth manage tablets pose fantastic dangers, specially that of unplanned pregnancies. If you are taking BCP and missed a pill, here is a guide on correcting the mistake:
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In October 2003, the travel bug seriously bit me. The symptoms led me to sell my enterprise, pack a small backpack with necessary items and roll into Los Angeles International Airport with a significant credit card and an attitude. A couple of days later, I was in Thailand and headed for the island of Ko Chang, positioned close to the border with Cambodia in the Gulf of Thailand.
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When you missed a pill...
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Ko Chang is a heavily forested island with tiny towns full of beach huts. This is what I was specifically what I was following. Spending days lounging in the sun and contemplating my navel. Unfortunately, I soon knowledgeable the local bacteria, which was not what I was following.
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* Take a pill as quickly as you remember your error. Take the scheduled pill for the day at your regular intake time. Do this for Sunday-begin and other-day commence combination pill packs.
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Since I had rented my beach hut for a week with payment in advance, the loved ones operating the spot looked me upon favorably. They took pity on me and I was soon developing fat on Tom Yom Kung and other soups and curries. Immediately after four days, I had lastly kicked the bug and felt halfway human. This was good news as it was the night of the complete moon water festival.
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* If you had unprotected sex following missing your pill intake, pay a visit to your doctor for emergency contraception.
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I had heard of full moon festivals in Thailand. For tough partying tourists, this was apparently the night the massive beach parties occurred. In Ko Chang, it was a little diverse as the night was tailored to the actual Thais, not tourist.
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* If you missed taking a progestin-only pill for even just three hours, use a backup contraception strategy for the subsequent two days. A missed day for a progestin-only pill needs making use of backup contraception till your subsequent period.
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The Loi Kathong Festival occurs every complete moon. Offerings are offered to appease the water spirits. These offerings come in the form of banana leaf bowls with flowers, fruit, candles and incense. The candles and incense are lit and everybody heads down the beach and starts placing them in the water. It is a single of the more incredible light shows you will ever see and beats Las Vegas hands down. Thousands, and I mean thousands, of little lights bobbing on the surface of the smooth ocean.
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When you missed two pills consecutively...
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Right after the bowls comes one particular of the most visually incredible factors Ive ever noticed. Absolutely everyone is familiar with the paper lanterns employed in Asia. Typically, they come in the form of a rectangle form with a bamboo or light wire frame. Quite well-known with college students considering that they are low cost and look much better than a bare light bulb.
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* If you missed taking two tablets in a row during the 1st two weeks of your cycle, take two pills on the day you recognize your error. Take yet another two pills on the day following then take a single pill a day for the succeeding days until you finish the pill pack for your present cycle.
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For the festival, Thais would take these paper lanterns and close off the leading. They would then affix a modest this paper plate to the bottom with a candle on it. Light the candle, wait for the heat to do its function and they had an instant hot air balloon. Once the lanterns could float, you basically let go and off the slowly went more than the ocean. It was a sight to see as there had been thousands of them floating over the water.
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* As often, make contact with a Planned Parenthood clinic, your gynecologist, or a well being care specialist for emergency contraception assistance if you have had sex right after your missed pill intakes without utilizing backup contraception strategies.
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As the festival wound down, the ocean had been transformed. The air was full of gracefully floating lanterns while the water itself was dotted with slowly bobbing points of light.
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* When you missed your pill intakes in the third week of your cycle, keep taking a pill day-to-day until Sunday for a Sunday-start pill pack. Discard your unfinished pill pack safely on Sunday and start off a new pill pack.
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If you intend to travel to Thailand, make sure you schedule your trip about a complete moon. It is a scene youll never forget.
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* For an other-than-Sunday begin pill pack, dispose of your unfinished pill pack on the day you keep in mind your missed pill intakes and begin a new pill pack.
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* Use a backup kind of birth handle or contraception strategy like condoms, spermicides, or sperm gels when you have sex for the subsequent seven days following the missed pill intakes.
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* Take note that you may well missed a period for your present cycle. Even so, if you missed two periods following the cycle where you missed your schedule pill intakes, visit your doctor for feasible conception and pregnancy.
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When you missed 3 or more pills consecutively...
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* Follow the measures mentioned above and consult your physician right away if you have had unprotected sex after the missing your scheduled pill intakes.
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A few reminders...
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If you keep missing your pill intakes, finish the pill pack following the measures above and seek the advice of your doctor prior to the start off of your next cycle for a new kind of birth handle. An injectable contraception may well function much better for you considering that you only have to be injected each 3 months. Nonetheless, if you want to remain on the pill, consider asking your doctor for a 28-day pill pack rather of the usual 21-day pack. The former has seven inactive or non-hormonal pills for the interim days in-in between cycles. Because missed pill intakes take place coming off the seven-day break, a 28-day pill pack can assist in habit-forming.

Revision as of 05:30, 16 March 2013

Oral contraceptives are among the most popular techniques of birth handle. Even so, some would say that it is not the most practical. Why? Most birth handle pills or BCP have to be taken daily at a scheduled hour. This stated, chances are higher that one might overlook or miss taking it provided the several everyday activities.

Some may feel that a missed pill is just a missed pill but this is not the case with oral contraceptives. Missing a scheduled intake implies that a single can get pregnant following sexual intercourse with out the aid of a backup birth manage technique. Missed birth manage tablets pose fantastic dangers, specially that of unplanned pregnancies. If you are taking BCP and missed a pill, here is a guide on correcting the mistake:

When you missed a pill...

  • Take a pill as quickly as you remember your error. Take the scheduled pill for the day at your regular intake time. Do this for Sunday-begin and other-day commence combination pill packs.
  • If you had unprotected sex following missing your pill intake, pay a visit to your doctor for emergency contraception.
  • If you missed taking a progestin-only pill for even just three hours, use a backup contraception strategy for the subsequent two days. A missed day for a progestin-only pill needs making use of backup contraception till your subsequent period.

When you missed two pills consecutively...

  • If you missed taking two tablets in a row during the 1st two weeks of your cycle, take two pills on the day you recognize your error. Take yet another two pills on the day following then take a single pill a day for the succeeding days until you finish the pill pack for your present cycle.
  • As often, make contact with a Planned Parenthood clinic, your gynecologist, or a well being care specialist for emergency contraception assistance if you have had sex right after your missed pill intakes without utilizing backup contraception strategies.
  • When you missed your pill intakes in the third week of your cycle, keep taking a pill day-to-day until Sunday for a Sunday-start pill pack. Discard your unfinished pill pack safely on Sunday and start off a new pill pack.
  • For an other-than-Sunday begin pill pack, dispose of your unfinished pill pack on the day you keep in mind your missed pill intakes and begin a new pill pack.
  • Use a backup kind of birth handle or contraception strategy like condoms, spermicides, or sperm gels when you have sex for the subsequent seven days following the missed pill intakes.
  • Take note that you may well missed a period for your present cycle. Even so, if you missed two periods following the cycle where you missed your schedule pill intakes, visit your doctor for feasible conception and pregnancy.

When you missed 3 or more pills consecutively...

  • Follow the measures mentioned above and consult your physician right away if you have had unprotected sex after the missing your scheduled pill intakes.

A few reminders...

If you keep missing your pill intakes, finish the pill pack following the measures above and seek the advice of your doctor prior to the start off of your next cycle for a new kind of birth handle. An injectable contraception may well function much better for you considering that you only have to be injected each 3 months. Nonetheless, if you want to remain on the pill, consider asking your doctor for a 28-day pill pack rather of the usual 21-day pack. The former has seven inactive or non-hormonal pills for the interim days in-in between cycles. Because missed pill intakes take place coming off the seven-day break, a 28-day pill pack can assist in habit-forming.

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