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A member asked:

I took my birth control pill and 5 hours later i threw up , was the pill absorbed in time ?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Probably: The normal stomach emptying time is 3-4 hours so it likely passed into the small intestines for absorption before the vomiting started.

Answered 8/30/2018

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