If your birth control is out of date does it still work?

Question

i just found out the birth control i have been taking the past three months has an expiration dat of 2005 so... does it mean it hasnt been working for three months? it is seasonale

Answer 1

throw it out and see a Dr get a new prescription if your not pregnant.i wouldn't chance it.

Answer 2

You would do best to check with your doctor or the pharmacist where you got the prescription filled. Obviously, they can't predict the exact moment that a medication will loose all effectiveness - it looses that over time. If your meds were dated 2005, I would think that there could have been a significant loss. If you have managed to avoid pregnancy so far - don't push your luck. See your health care provider and get a current prescription filled.

Answer 3

My midwife told me that most medications are still good past the date on the package, but she said that if it is more than a couple of months past she wouldn't want to trust it.

So I hope you were using an secondary form of birth control as well (remember the pill does not protect from STDs) and get a new prescription right away!

Answer 4

You've been lucky. Toss the outdated prescription and get a new one.