Ashburn, VA
A 23-year-old female asked:
Mild diarrhea/nausea about 14 hours after taking junel fe 1/20 birth control pills.. will this mess with effectiveness? have been on the pills for one week..?
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Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
No: The medication is absorbed in the upper small intestine within the 1st few hours. Your loose poop was from more than ten feet further down the digestive tract.
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Should one incident of diarrhea 3 and a half hours after taking your birth control pill lower your pill's effectiveness?
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No: The pill absorbs quickly after you swallow it, and diarrhea should't affect it.
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Over one year of being on junel fe 1/20 birth control pills and every few months i get little to no bleeding when some months are full bleeding during inactive placebo pill week is this normal?
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Answered Jan 04, 2022
A 22-year-old female asked:
Can I take one 150mg dose of Diflucan and Junel Fe 1.5/30 together? Will it impact the effectiveness of the birth control?
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Are low dose birth control pills less effective than high dose ones? (i was switched to junel fe 1/20 after having problems with a higher dose pill)
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No: Not if you take them regularly. If you are extremely overweight there is data that low dose birth control is not as effective.
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