i've been on the birthcontrol pill for about 1year and 4months... but i was drinking alcohol and beer on christmas eve. will drinking alcohol stop the effect of the birthcontrol pill? and if you drink alcohol while on the pill and have sex, what are the chances of becoming pregnant? i hope there isnt no effect. i dont want to be pregnant again
2006-12-26 03:51:33 · 7 answers · asked by shorty26 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
No, alcohol has no effect on the birth control pill, however,many antibiotics do.
2006-12-26 03:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many worries... first, you should probably have protected sex every time. And no, drinking won't affect your birth control. Alcohol won't change the effectiveness of the pill, but the pill is still only 99% effective. Make sure you have your next period and if you do, then you're fine. If not, take a test.
2006-12-26 04:00:32 · answer #2 · answered by kellilicious5 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Studies have shown that alcohol does not decrease the effectiveness of birth control pills.
Conversely, studies have shown that taking the birth control pill affects the way women's bodies process alcohol, leading to higher blood alcohol concentrations (BAC) and intensifying the effects of intoxication.
While alcohol has no direct effect on the birth control pill's ability to prevent pregnancy, drinking it can indirectly decrease the pill's effectiveness if it interferes with a woman's ability to take the pill at approximately the same time each day or if it causes her to throw-up shortly after taking the pill. In general, alcohol can impair one's ability to act prudently, be that responsibly taking daily medication such as the birth control pill, using a condom to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs), or choosing with whom and in what ways to become intimate.
2006-12-26 03:55:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alcohol does not affect how the pill will work. If you throw up because you have drank so much you may not absorb the pill all the way but it is not going to make much of a difference
2006-12-26 03:54:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
alcohol won't affect the effectiveness of birth control pills.
2006-12-26 03:54:51 · answer #5 · answered by gerrifriend 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just don't drink it's bad for your health and others.
2006-12-26 04:01:19 · answer #6 · answered by Thechosenone 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WELL DONT HAVE SEX UNTIL YOU FIND OUT ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT IT
2006-12-26 03:54:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋