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Q: Is It Ok to Take Birth Control Pills Early?

asked by: twinkletoes on August 7th, 2007

New User

is it ok for me to take my pills 2 to 2 and a half hours early some days? there were 3 days in a row where i had to be in a meeting at the normal time that i take my pills (9:30) but for the past 3 days i have had to take them around 7 or 7:30. am i still protected?

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Georgia59

replied on August 7th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

Yeah- even if you took them 2 to 2 1/2 hours late you would be fine.

Don't make a habit of it, but it won't hurt you. Maybe switch to a more convenient time?

twinkletoes

replied on August 8th, 2007

New User

ok. thanks. how do you switch times? like when i start my next packet, just take them at a different time?

Georgia59

replied on August 8th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

Yeah. If you want to switch to an earlier time, you can do it whenever, just start taking them earlier. If you want to switch to a later time, if it's just a few hours, just do it. But if it will be drastically different, I'd do it a few hours at a time.

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