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If you are on the combination Birth Control pill, containing both estrogen and progestin, it's not critical that you take the pill at the same time each day. In contrast, if you are taking the progestin-only pill, or minipill, you should use a back up method of birth control (like condoms or abstinence from vaginal sex) if you are late by more than three hours. If you're not sure which type you're taking, contact your pharmacist or health care providfer to clarify. See related link for evidence-based information on "how late is too late."
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If you take the morning after pill and contiue to take the birth control pill is the birth control still effective for the rest of the month?
If you had missed a pill or been late with a pill, causing you to take the morning after pill, then you should use a back up method of birth control for the next seven days. If you didn't forget a pill or take a pill late, then I'm not sure why you took the morning after pill, but the birth control pill will still be effective even though you took the morning after pill. The morning after pill doesn't make the birth control pill less effective.
How late can you take the pill for it to still be effective?
You can take your birth control at any time that is convenient for you, as long as you take your birth control every day at the same time.
Is it okay to take your birth control pill a few hours early?
Yes, you can take the pill a few hours early. Early is not a problem; late is a problem.
What happens if you start your first birth control pill at night and take the next one the next morning?
Taking the next birth control pill early does not impact effectiveness. Taking it late may.
Should you take the birth control pill with water?
You can take the birth control pill with or without liquid. Any liquid will do.
Can teen take a pill?
Teens can take the birth control pill.
Can you take one birth control pill to stimulate your period?
The birth control pill will not stimulate or jump start your period. Talk to your health care provider if your period is more than three months late.
How do you take birth control pill when your twenty?
The instructions for taking the birth control pill are the same for women of all ages. Take the birth control pill daily, at about the same time every day.
Do you need to take birth control before sleeping pills?
You can take a birth control pill before, with, or after a sleeping pill. The order doesn't matter unless the sleeping pill makes you forget your birth control.
When will birth control not work?
when you mis a pill, chances are that your birth control will not work as well as if you were to take it at the same time each day. antibiotics also can cause the pill to be less affective. so always use a backup method when you miss a pill, take a pill more than an hour late, or if you are on antibiotics.
How old do you have to be to take the birth control pill?
There's no lower age limit for taking the birth control pill.
What happens if you take your birth control pill on an empty stomach?
The effectiveness is the same whether you take the birth control pill with food or on any empty stomach, but some women have nausea if they don't take the birth control pill with food.
