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I take my combination pill (vyfemla) every day between the hours of 11am and 3 pm at the very latest. is it still effective ?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Yes!!: It is a 2 part oral contraceptive pill composed of a progesterone and an estrogen in component. You take it once a day x 21 days and then there are 7 days of blank pills and then you start all over again. As long as you don't skip doses oral contraceptives have a remarkable success rate of over 99%. The time of day you take it is irrelevant.

Answered 4/5/2016

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