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Q: Are expired birth control pills effective?

asked by: DoctorQuestion on April 14th, 2007

I have been taking expired birth control pills and just noticed. The expiration date was Jan/07. Are they still effective? If so for how long? I got a year supply that end in July and my last packs are also expired..Should I throw those out?

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on April 24th, 2007

Birth Control Answer A2630

After the expiration date a birth control pill’s effectiveness probably decreases. You can throw out all the pills with an expired date.

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