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Can you please help and tell me ways that i can make my birth control pills even more effective? and what are ways to make them less effective?

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Take consistently: The best way for your birth control to work effectively is to take it at the same time each day. Skipping pills, more than one day, decrease the effectiveness of the pill. You should use back up method if this happens for the next month.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Don't forget: The main factor that determines how effective your birth control pills is how well you remember to take them every day. If you take the pill every day at the same time without missing pills the chance of pregnancy is only about 1%. If you frequently forget to take your pill the chance goes up. Also if you are taking other medications, check with your doctor to see if they interact.

Answered 1/14/2015

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