Question 1

do birth control pills expire?

Accepted Answer

Yes: All medications expire- ocps, like other meds, do not immediately become inactive on the expiry date, but effectiveness and safety diminish over time, and for such an important med it's an unacceptable risk to take expired pills.

Question 2

how long does it take for birth control pills to expire?

Accepted Answer

Expiry date printed: It depends on the date of manufacturing and each pack has an expiry date printed on it, so look at the date printed on the pack.

Question 3

how long does it take birth control pills to go bad if expired?

Accepted Answer

Ocp expirations: Hotrmones are very stable but pills can degrade. Use in date meds, please.

Question 4

hi, i've been taking these birth control pills and i just realized that it says the expire this month. i started taking them 1 week into this month. are they still effective? i heard that it means they only expire at the end of the expiring month. is it t

Accepted Answer

Expiring OCP's: Probably fine, but using a condom as a back-up wouldn't hurt, while giving you peace of mind.

Question 5

took birth control pills that expired 18 months ago based onlabel. ive been taking these pills for 2 month. was i still protected from pregnancy ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: The pills still work fine. If you are concerned asked your doctor to refill and you can pick up non expired pills.

Question 6

i am currently taking metriondazole for bv, and realized my birth control pills reclipsen expired one month ago, am i still protected?

Accepted Answer

No worries: Pills are dry, compressed powders, and do not deteriorate in the time of merely a month or two or three. That means pills should have the same effect from a few months before the stated "expiration date," through a few months after the stated "expiration date." Life is not that exact.

Question 7

my physician changed my birth control pills to lo loestrin fe and provided samples.  i noticed the samples expired june 2016.  should i take them?

Accepted Answer

Contact MD: You need to contact the MD who gave you the pills. so that his/her advice is provided. In general, most recently expired medications are still very effective if they have been kept in a cool dry place for storage. However, at age 47, an unintended pregnancy would be problematic for most women, so again, check with your MD first.

Question 8

i take expire birth control pills that is way old have sex think it was ok, but see my period could i still get pregnant the pills i toke i got them in june  2010, but that was my last taking them cause i wasn't sexual active on till now 2012 when i went

Accepted Answer

Most : Most medications have an expiration date and it is always safest to check it before you use the medication.  The other thing to keep in mind about birth control pills is that when you are restarting them after being off of them for a while, you need to use a back-up method of birth control for the first 7 days you are on them.  The pills may not protect you from pregnancy in those first 7 days.

As far as finding out if you are pregnant, you can either take a home pregnancy test as long as it has been 5- 6 weeks since your last normal period, or you can go see your doctor and they can test you. A home pregnancy test is 97% accurate if taken a week or more after the missed period.  A blood test can tell if you are pregnant as soon as 7 days after conception and a doctor's urine pregnancy test can tell if you are pregnant around when you next period should come.

If you are not pregnant, talk to your doctor about restarting the pill or finding another form of birth control that works for you.  Good luck!

Question 9

i have been bleeding for 11 days while on birth control pills and its been  super heavy and painful ?

Accepted Answer

Dr. or ER can check: Heavy and prolonged menstrual bleeding may need medication to stop it, to avoid too much blood loss. One's primary care doctor can help. An exam is usually needed, but if a teen has no risk of sexually transmitted diseases, then an internal vaginal exam may not be necessary. Sometimes, one's doctor will refer to an Ob-Gyn doctor to evaluate for medication (pills) treatment.

Question 10

switching birth control pills?

Accepted Answer

Birth control pills: There are many types and doses of birth control pills. If one is not working well for you after three months, few side effects, talk to your doctor about changing to a different formulation or type of administration. There are also patches and rings which have the same medication but bypass the stomach and less problems with nausea.

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Hi, i've been taking these birth control pills and i just realized that it says the expire this month. i started taking them 1 week into this month. are they still effective? i heard that it means they only expire at the end of the expiring month. is it t

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Took birth control pills that expired 18 months ago based onlabel. ive been taking these pills for 2 month. was i still protected from pregnancy ?

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I am currently taking metriondazole for bv, and realized my birth control pills reclipsen expired one month ago, am i still protected?

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My physician changed my birth control pills to lo loestrin fe and provided samples. i noticed the samples expired june 2016. should i take them?

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I take expire birth control pills that is way old have sex think it was ok, but see my period could i still get pregnant the pills i toke i got them in june 2010, but that was my last taking them cause i wasn't sexual active on till now 2012 when i went

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