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Does beer or any alcoholic beverage affects oral contraceptive pills?
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NO IT DOES NOT: No birth control pills do not affect or reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills.
Answered 3/25/2014
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Generally no: Ethanol (alcohol) is not routinely reported as having significant interactions with oral contraceptives.
Answered 9/28/2016
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