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I took my birth control pill at 7 pm yest. & then at 4 am i woke up and threw up. was the pill still 100% effective or did it count as missing a pill?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Lori Semel answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

100% effective: It is effective, the pill had 9 hours to absorb into the body and was out of the stomach by the time you vomited.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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Probably but...: Probably you are ok to not count this as a missed pill BUT everyone's body metabolizes medication in its own way. To be on the safe side take another pill with food today.

Answered 10/7/2014

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