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A member asked:
Threw up 4 hours after taking bc pill. should i consider it a missed pill or has it already been absorbed?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
It depends: Since absorption of the active ingredients in OC's is affected by so many factors, I can't give you a simple yes/no answer. If it's been close to 24 hours since this happened, I recommend simply taking the next pill on schedule. If it happened just a few hours ago you could replace that pill with the last active pill in your pack. It would help to know why you threw up however.
Answered 9/28/2016
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