Are expired birth control pills effective? Posted: 04-14-07 03:31am
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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Birth Control Answer A2630 Posted: 04-24-07 04:34am
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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