Contents:
- Medical Video: Birth Control Pills
- Can I consume alcohol if I take birth control pills?
- How does alcohol affect birth control pills?
- Forgot to take birth control pills
- Get drunk faster
- Spewing birth control pills
Medical Video: Birth Control Pills
You like to consume alcoholic beverages like beer, wine, vodka, whiskey, soju, and the like? A number of studies prove that alcohol consumption is naturally beneficial for health, you know. However, what if you take birth control pills because you are delaying or preventing pregnancy? Can you still consume alcohol?
Just take a look at the full review of the effects of alcohol on women who take birth control pills below.
Can I consume alcohol if I take birth control pills?
Yes, women who take birth control pills can consume alcoholic beverages. Basically, alcohol will not interact with the birth control pills you use. So, birth control pills will still be effective in preventing pregnancy even if you consume alcoholic beverages.
However, that does not mean you can drink alcohol as much and as freely as possible. Alcoholic beverages can still affect the efficacy of birth control pills you drink indirectly. Read on further explanation to understand the reasons.
How does alcohol affect birth control pills?
Alcohol does not affect the way birth control pills work in your body. However, consuming alcoholic beverages is very likely to affect your attitude and behavior. You may ignore the rules for taking the right birth control pill so that the risk of pregnancy increases. Here are the kinds of effects of alcohol for women who take birth control pills.
Forgot to take birth control pills
Unlike contraception planted in the body such as spiral KB, you should take birth control pills regularly at the same time every day. If your dose is missed because you forget to drink, your body can release the egg to be fertilized.
If when you forget to take birth control pills you have sex without other contraceptives such as condoms, you can get pregnant.
Well, consuming alcoholic drinks can make you forget to take birth control pills. Especially if you get drunk or fall asleep when you are supposed to take the dose that day. When you wake up you may also not remember that last night you missed a dose so you did not immediately replace the dose.
In order not to miss a dose of birth control pills, you can install an alarm on your cellphone to remind you. In addition, make it a habit to immediately check your birth control pills in the morning after waking up. If it is missed, drink immediately as soon as possible.
Get drunk faster
The birth control pill you take works by regulating the balance of various hormones. The hormone itself plays an important role in carrying out bodily functions, one of which is to digest alcohol. Taking birth control pills will reduce the ability of the liver (liver) to process alcohol in the body. As a result, your blood alcohol levels increase faster and in high levels too. This is what makes you easily drunk.
So, try to limit yourself when consuming alcoholic beverages. Drink appropriately and don't drink too much immediately. If you want to add more, wait until about one hour. This time lag can provide enough time for the liver to digest alcohol.
Spewing birth control pills
Be careful if you party until you get drunk and vomit. Especially if you drink and vomit for up to two hours after taking birth control pills. Birth control pills may not be absorbed completely by the body and eventually even wasted when you vomit. As a result, your fertility returns. You also become very likely to get pregnant if you have unprotected sex after spewing birth control pills.
Therefore you should continue to drink alcohol wisely and not excessively. If you plan to have sex, there's nothing wrong with using additional contraceptives, condoms just in case.
