Took Birth Control Early
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Took Birth Control Early
Hello,
So this past month I accidentally took my birth control about 1 to 3 hours earlier that my scheduled time. 6 pm. I also had some diarrhea off and on for about 3 days but it wasn't watery just loose and did not exceed 6+ cups in 24 hours, which I heard was where you need to treat it as a missed pill.
My questions is with all that happened here, is my pill now less effective? My boyfriend and I use withdrawal with the pill and I'm just worried now.
Thanks!
So this past month I accidentally took my birth control about 1 to 3 hours earlier that my scheduled time. 6 pm. I also had some diarrhea off and on for about 3 days but it wasn't watery just loose and did not exceed 6+ cups in 24 hours, which I heard was where you need to treat it as a missed pill.
My questions is with all that happened here, is my pill now less effective? My boyfriend and I use withdrawal with the pill and I'm just worried now.
Thanks!
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Re: Took Birth Control Early
Hi gatesy,
Taking your pill a few hours early should not decrease its effectiveness. If you took your pill 2-3 hours before having an incident of diarrhea, then they should have been absorbed.
It sounds like you're not feeling super comfortable using the pill plus withdrawal as your method of protection. Do you use condoms as well? And do you feel like you'd be more comfortable with another method of hormonal birth control that isn't the pill?
Taking your pill a few hours early should not decrease its effectiveness. If you took your pill 2-3 hours before having an incident of diarrhea, then they should have been absorbed.
It sounds like you're not feeling super comfortable using the pill plus withdrawal as your method of protection. Do you use condoms as well? And do you feel like you'd be more comfortable with another method of hormonal birth control that isn't the pill?
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Re: Took Birth Control Early
My boyfriend and I used to always use condoms, however we have slowly stopped. I don't think I am ready for that and I will feel better if we go back to condoms.
Thank you for answering my questions.
Thank you for answering my questions.
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Re: Took Birth Control Early
You're welcome. And yes, if you are not feeling comfortable without the condoms, going back to them is a good choice.
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