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Does frequent diarrhea make birth control pill relcipsen less effective?
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Noooo!!: The key to BCP's effectiveness is taking them every day, without fail. If chronic diarrhea interferes with your ability to stick with a strict once daily routine, than to that extent it will lower the efficacy of the "pill".
Answered 7/9/2016
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