A 25-year-old female asked:
Does next choice one dose impact the effectiveness of your regular birth control pills? took this bc i took birth control 1 hour late
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No, not at all.: Next Choice and other "morning after" pills have hormones similar to those in OCP's, just in higher doses. While we advise taking the pill at the same time every day, taking it one hour late will not decrease its effectiveness. Also, using the "morning after" regimen when you're already taking the Pill regularly, is an unnecessary expense and an unnecessary exposure to hormone side effects.
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Should one incident of diarrhea (due to spoiled food) 3 hours after taking your birth control pill lower your pill's effectiveness?
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Is it safe for me to ejeculate inside my wife while she on birth control pill, she take them everyday at the same time.But she took one pill like 8 hours late 6 days ago but still took it in the same day. And she resume regularly. Is it still safe ?
A Verified Doctoranswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 49 years experience
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Will taking my birth control pill 2 hours late one or a few days in a month affect me?
Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
No: No problem with that. We wish everyone were that regular!
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