How exact does taking birth control have to be?

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I always take my birth control at 2pm every day but there was one day I took it at like 1:57p another at 2:30p and I was wondering what is the risk of getting pregnant if the time is not exact every single day?

I checked some online sources and the answers vary so I wasn't sure.

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Read the instructions on your pills, mine says that as long as I don't take them more than 12 hours later, the safety of the pill remains the same.

I take it at the same time every day, but just in case, it's good to know the specifics of your pill 😊

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Ok! Thanks so much ladies!!

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30 minutes is fine!
Even the single hormone/micro pills have 2 hour window.

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I don't think it affects it that much cause I'm. Very irregular with my pills but haven't gotten pregnant

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That close in time span shouldn't matter just don't go much over the 24 hour mark

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That's what we're here for to help each other out

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It also depends on which type of pill and the brand. My birth control is better if you take it within a few hours but I'm covered up to 24 hours as long as I'm not in the first week of the pill pack and don't have to have back up methods of birth control after I take the pill I missed and the next.

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3 hour or more that's a risk

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As long as you're taking it around the same time every day.. Like morning, noon, or night, you're fine. It doesn't have to be exact just don't miss a day of pills!

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You're fine :) just 30 minute difference isn't going to do anything :) what's bad is more than an hour or two difference

How exact does taking birth control have to be?

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