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A member asked:
Is it okay to take birth control at different times each day? for an example, one day take it at like 2pm and the next take it at like 7pm or something?
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Not OK: Oral contraceptive pills work best when the interval between pill consumption is consistently the same daily. In other words, taken the same time each day to maintain the necessary therapeutic blood levels with pituitary gland suppression of ovulation. Inconsistent pill use is the number one cause of "Oops" pregnancies for this method of contraception.
Answered 2/2/2021
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