What if the contraceptive patch peeled off?

If more than 24 hours have passed or you do not know how much time has passed since the patch was removed, it is recommended to start a new 4-week cycle immediately. At this point, a new "Day 1" and "Patch Change Day" are established. For the next 7 days, you should use an additional contraceptive method:

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Dzień dobry,
W takim przypadku należy nakleić nowy plaster.

Jeśli okres braku plastra był krótszy niż 24 godziny, skuteczność antykoncepcyjna została zachowana i nie ma konieczności stosowania dodatkowych metod antykoncepcji. Plaster należy zmienić w kolejnym dniu zmiany plastra (nowy plaster będzie noszony krócej i zostaje zachowany harmonogram zmiany plastrów)

Jeśli brak plastra był dłuższy niż 24 godziny, skuteczność antykoncepcyjna zostaje obniżona i występuje ryzyko zajścia w ciążę. Należy nakleić nowy plaster i rozpocząć w ten sposób nowy cykl stosowania plastrów (będzie to więc nowy pierwszy dzień noszenia plastra i zmiana powinna nastąpić po tygodniu - nowego 8go dnia i następnie 15tego dnia). Dodatkowo KONIECZNE jest przez następne 7 dni stosowanie dodatkowej niehormonalnej metody antykoncepcyjnej (np. prezerwatywy)

To @Juliaaa:

If the period of absence of the patch was less than 24 hours, contraceptive efficacy was maintained. You should change the patch on the next day of the patch change (Monday), and the new patch will be worn for a shorter period of time and you will keep the schedule for changing the patches (Monday remains the day of the change).

If you have not had a patch for more than 24 hours, your contraceptive effectiveness is reduced and you are at risk of pregnancy. Apply a new patch and start a new cycle. Then the day of changing the patch (in this case, Saturday) changes. It will be the new first day of changing the patch. In addition, it is NECESSARY to use an additional non-hormonal contraceptive method (e.g. a condom) for the next 7 days.

Good morning
It's Saturday and the second patch has just come off. I change the patch on Monday. Now I have applied patch 3. Do I peel off this patch on Monday at 7. Days and the cycle shifts? Should I apply the patch from the new packaging on Monday and extend the cycle?

To @Wiksi:

If the contraceptive patch comes off after 2-3 hours, you should immediately stick it back to the same place. If this is not possible or the patch is damaged, a new patch should be applied. In this case, additional contraception is not necessary, provided that the problem has been resolved within 24 hours. To prevent the patch from peeling off, it is a good idea to make sure that the skin is clean and dry before sticking.

What if the patch starts to come off after 2-3 hours? What to do?

To @Ilaria:

In this case, Friday remains the day of the patch change.

Hello, through the patch I skipped the menstruation of the month of July, continuing with another package.
So to date I have worn 5 patches (also counting the one that is coming off). From the leaflet I read that I can't wear more than 6 consecutive patches, so the one I was supposed to wear on Friday should have been the last.

Having said that, while taking a shower the patch was totally detached and I proceeded to attach another one; So the doubt: on Friday morning do I detach the one currently worn, replacing it with what for me is "routine", or do I keep it making Wednesday my new replacement day? I hope I have explained myself in the best possible way.

To @Giulia:

Yes, Friday remains the day of the patch change.

Good morning, I was waxing linguine and they accidentally detached the first contraceptive patch of the new cycle, I immediately went to get a new one and I attached it, but it must have been 10 minutes

My day of the week that I change it, it's Friday, do I always keep that as my day?

Hello, I applied the 2nd patch last Friday. Today (Thursday) I put on a new patch because the previous one was half peeled off (I think it was in this condition for more than 24 hours). What should I do in such a situation?

To @Marta:

If you have applied a new patch straight away, you do not need to use an additional method of contraception and you will need to apply the next EVRA patch as usual on the "Patch Change Day".

On Monday I applied the first plaster. On Thursday it peeled off, so I put a new patch in the new place. What should I do now? Can I complete this cycle?

To @Agata:

If you have doubts whether the patch was properly applied for these 3 days, treat the currently glued patch as the first in the cycle (wear for 7 days, then stick 2 and 3 patches) and for the first 7 days use additional protection (eg condoms).

Hello. I started to use plastics, from the beginning it seemed to me that it is not well glued, then I saw,that a little is aerated ,today redeemed in half. This is the 3rd day of the first week. Naklilalam once a new patch in another place, and what now? Normally change it on Sunday on the 8th day ? Count this day for the first? Does it work? Do I need to use additional contraception for a while?

To @Francesca:

In this case, you should stop your current cycle and start a new 4-week cycle as soon as possible by applying a new Evra patch. The day of applying the patch is the new "Day 1" and the new "Change of Patch Day". You should use a non-hormonal method of contraception (e.g. condoms) at the same time during the first 7 days of a new cycle.

I was on vacation and my patch came off 3 days before the break days and I had no patches to put back on, so today I am 3 days without a patch, now how should I act with the reapplication of the patch?

To @Monika: If the patch has easily adhered correctly, this effect should be preserved.

Hello. During the hesitation, sand got under the plaster. I peeled off the patch. I cleaned the sand with my finger and glued it back. Is the protection maintained?

To @Alicja: The manufacturer recommends a different course of action. Therefore, the protection may be reduced and an additional form of contraception should be used until the end of the use of the patches from this package. If intercourse has taken place and there is no withdrawal bleeding during the 7-day break, you should take a home pregnancy test, which you will buy at the pharmacy. If you peeled off the patch on Sunday, the next one should have been glued on Tuesday, i.e. after 2 days. The day of the patch change should remain unchanged. Because from what you wrote, the situation took place a week ago, you can leave Sunday as the day of changing the patch. After the last patch, take a 7-day break and start a new package. Protection will be provided from the first day of sticking the patch from the new packaging. Spotting or intermittent bleeding may occur. Here you can compare the prices of popular pregnancy tests in online pharmacies and order the test with home delivery or collection at the pharmacy: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/97388/pink-test-ciazowy-strumieniowy-super-czuly-domowe-laboratrium-test/apteki https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/91349/pink-test-ciazowy-plytkowy-super-czuly-domowe-laboratrium-test/apteki https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/94711/baby-boom-test-ciazowy-kasetowy-test/apteki If you need consultation of a gynecologist, here you can use the teleadvice: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/telekonsultacja/z-ginekologiem

Hi The day of changing the patch evra fell on me on Tuesday (the drug has been used since April) while last Sunday the patch is peeled off (half so I tore it off and immediately in another place on the body naklejlam new) the day of changing the patch changed to Sunday and so I did after 7sniach this week (I changed the next Sunday) Did I do well and does the protection work?

To @Adrianna: If the patch managed to stick back and wear it until Saturday, then yes, you can stick another patch according to the scheme on Saturday.

Hello, a week ago on Thursday slightly in the middle rolled off, peeled off patch No. 3 I did not remove it I took it off on Saturday morning I got a period on Monday or Saturday I can normally stick a new stick

To @Aga:): Yes, as written below - after 7 days.

What time after sticking 1 patch do not need to use additional contraception? Thank you:)

Hi Patch No. 1 nakleiłem on Sunday but peeled off me probably on Saturday I did not notice it and there was bleeding what do I do?

For @Anika: Mid-cycle bleeding and spotting are common side effects, especially during the first months of using contraceptive patches. They do not affect the effectiveness of contraception and are usually not a cause for concern.

Hello, I started to use Evra patches when applying patch no.2 after 2-3 days there was bleeding or is it normal? I will add that I have just started using this method of contraception before I took pills

To @Patra: On what day do you normally change the patch? On what exact days were the next changes to the patch made? If the patch No. 2 peeled off on the 4th day of the second week, after sticking a new patch, the next change of the patch should be performed after the next 3 days (on the 7th day of the 2nd week of use). Successively, the 3rd patch (and in fact the 4th due to the wear of additional patches) should be applied after the standard 7 days (from the moment of applying the patch No. 2). There is no need to shorten this time, even if spotting occurs. In addition, if the patch has been applied after 24 hours from the moment the previous patch peels off, it is recommended to start a new 4-week cycle, without taking a break between packages. For the first 7 days of the new cycle, it is recommended to use an additional method of contraception. If the patch applied after the patch peeled off remained on the skin for another 5 days, the contraceptive effectiveness of Evra may be impaired, as well as cause side effects, such as spotting. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with additional materials that may be useful: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/produkty/28646/evra-system-transdermalny/ulotka/107008 https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/jak-prawidlowo-stosowac-antykoncepcje

Good morning, Patch No. 2 peeled off on the 4th day, I glue another. Another one also peeled off on the 5th day. I was on the way out and I glued patch No. 3 after a break of over 24 hours. I'm wearing patch #3 and there was bleeding. Should I tear off the patch or leave it until the seventh day?

To @Psyhopatka: According to the leaflet, you should glue the patch back or stick a new one (for these two days) and then take a break as always.

I had 3 patch glued but I made a mistake and tore it off 2 days earlier what to do with it?

To @Karrrr: You may not have been protected from getting pregnant. In the new cycle, an additional non-hormonal method of contraception, e.g. condoms, should be used simultaneously for the first 7 days. In the following week, the protection will be fully preserved again.

Hello. I have been using the patches for 12 years. Unfortunately, once I made a mistake. I peeled off the second patch thinking that it was the last (I did not stick the third). As always, there was bleeding and after 7 days I started another cycle. Can I be pregnant due to a mistake and what is the situation in the new cycle now?

To @Genia: In this situation, the "day of changing the patch" remains the same, and the sticky patch in exchange for the peeled off patch is not treated as 2, and still 1 patch. This means that you need to stick another patch on Friday and it will be counted as the 2nd slice in the cycle. The next - 3 patch - should be glued on the following Friday, and after removing it, take a 7-day break.

Hello on Friday I glued the patch Evra No. 1 unfortunately peeled off on Tuesday:( I immediately glued a new one. My question is whether I should change the day of the patch change cycle, i.e. from Friday to Tuesday and whether to count it normally as the second even though the first one was not a full 7 days?

To @Dominika: If the patch can be re-applied, it should be glued immediately, but if not, you need to glue a new, spare patch, and on Saturday change the patch as standard. If the patch has not been peeled off for more than 24 hours, contraceptive protection is preserved.

Hello, I'm wearing the second patch from the cycle, tonight Thursday evening during the bath peeled off in the middle, but it starts to stick back to the skin, the day of changing the patch falls on me on Saturday morning, should I wait and check if it stuck so tightly that it does not peel off maximum until Friday evening so that 24 hours do not pass or stick a new one today? And then the third patch and so I stick on Saturday morning when there is a change of patch? Do I have to protect myself somehow?

To @Kinga: Leave the "patch change day", i.e. continue sticking on Wednesdays. If no more than 24 hours have passed from the standard time of changing the patch to sticking it on Thursday, then contraceptive protection is preserved.

I will add that yesterday I forgot to stick. Best regards

Hi yesterday I should stick a patch after a week's break, if today the stickers are Thursday, then next week also on Thursday I have to stick?

To @Magdalena: Immediately re-apply this patch in the same place or, if you cannot, put on a new patch. The next EVRA patch should be put on as usual on the "Patch Change Day" (i.e. Tuesday), and after removing it, take a 7-day break. Contraceptive protection is preserved.

Welcome. She has been using contraceptive patches for a week. The first one I put on on Tuesday, the day before yesterday I put on 2 patches and on Wednesday I noticed that it is not on my body. He peeled off. I do not have it about 17 hours. Should I stick a new one or the same one back. Do you just wait until bleeding?greetings.

For @Kamila: Apply a new patch as soon as possible, thus starting a new four-week cycle. For the first week of the new cycle, an additional protective method of contraception (e.g. condoms) should be used.

Hello, during the foreign holidays I peeled off the third patch on Wednesday, and I should do it on Monday. I will have the opportunity to glue a new one only next Wednesday. What in such a situation? Take a week off and in the next cycle additional contraceptives?

You can leave.

Hello! Or as the patch peeled off me on Wednesday evening (already yesterday) and the day of changing the patch I have on Thursday (today) and glued a new patch after 24 I have to change to the next one or can I leave it like that?