 [ Symptoms ] how can you get affordable insurance if you are unemployed [ Disease ] one of the most common reasons women on birth control pills become unintentionally pregnant would be missed pills studies have shown that pills left in the package do not work put your pills with your toothbrush so you will remember to take them out of the package and swallow them i do not know if you are pregnant or not but if you miss a period andor start showing signs of pregnancy you will need to get a pregnancy test