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A member asked:

I took my birthcontrol pill at 7 am and had diarrhea around 12pm .. was that enough time for the pill to be absorbed ?

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OCP absorbed: Yes, your birth control pill should have been absorbed just fine in that time period. Thanks for the question!

Answered 9/3/2018

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