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A member asked:
Do you think i should worry if i took my birth control pill a few hours late?
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No worries: Generally there is nothing to worry about if you take your bcp a few hours late or a few hours early. That being said it is better to take the pill around the same time each to help you remember to take it. There are a few woman who with even a few hours of variation will get spotting from break through bleeding.
Answered 10/24/2017
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