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A member asked:
Time changed. do i take my birth control pills at time from back then or new time?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Same time: The time change and now taking your pill one hour earlier will make no difference in its effectiveness.
Answered 3/10/2014
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1 hour difference : It's only an hour difference. I doubt its that significant if you just put yourself on the new time. But if you are worried , you could "split the difference" on the first day after the time change, ie., if you used to take the pill at 10 pm for example, and now what was 10 is now 11pm (new time), you could take the pill at 10:30 pm tonight and then go back to your usual 10 pm after that.
Answered 3/10/2014
4.4k views
One time change of 1: Hour should not make that much difference. Take them at the time now on daylight savings time that you plan to take them until the time changes again. In other words if you too them at 7 on regular time, take them at 7 on daylight savings time.
Answered 3/10/2014
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