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Contraceptive effectiveness
Does the effectiveness of the combined pill( ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel) get reduced if a person faces diarrhea a few hours or immediately after the pill is consumed?
Diarrhea occurred in the first 3 days of using the pill for the 5th month, however every incident of motion did not necessarily occur after the pill was administered. No pills have ever been missed yet.
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No effectiveness doesn't come down
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The effectiveness of contraceptive pills will decrease if you have vomiting also. If you have vomiting within 3 hours of taking the pill then that day will be counted as if you missed your pill.
Similarly if you have diarrhoea for one day , you may take two pills the next day. But if you have diarrhoea for two or more days then the effectiveness of pills will be lost for that month.
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Dr. Vijaya Gupta
Gynecologist
21 yrs exp
Chandigarh
Not really
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Dr. Neha Vashisth
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Jaipur
R u taking any other medicine
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