Are my birth control pills still effective?!
Question: Are my birth control pills still effective!?
i just started yaz birth control this month!. i have6 more active pills left, so i am almost finished with my first pack!. my ob/gyn told me i didnt need a back up birth control method once my first pack was done, and i have been on the pill before and never used protection with my b/f!. but my question is i havent been taking them at the exact same time!. i first started around 9pm taking them but lately i've been taking them between 10pm to 11pm!. is that too much of a time gap to wait to take them!? i am trying to get better, i havent been on the pill in awhile because i was on mirena and am getting used to it again!. So does anyone know if i should wait another month to have unprotected sex since my pills werent taken always at the same time, will that make them less effective!? thanks and sorry if this was too long!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
you're fine,as long as you take them around the same time,not one time in the morning and the next one in the evening!. few hours is nothing and they're gonna be affectiveWww@Answer-Health@Com
You should be okay, but I read that you should really take them at the same time, or near to the same time because you should take one pill every 24 hours obviously!. So, even though you're taking them 1 or 2 hours after you should be taking them, its a little more then 24 hours but as long as you take them everyday and not miss any, I would think you will be okay!. Www@Answer-Health@Com
You should be okay, but know that not taking your pills at the same time every day lowers the effectiveness!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Take them evey day but once you get use to the concept of birth control and once you get used to it don't take them so much it will cool the effectsWww@Answer-Health@Com