Alcohol + the pill

[The Pendari Champion]

I was wondering what effect alcohol has on the birth control pill.

Say if a girl on the pill, and has a few drink now and again.

Or what if she gets totally drunk once while on the pill?

Is the pill still effective?

[Kermit]

The pill releases hormones into the bloodstream, and as such alcohol does not affect it.

Can you not read the instruction leaflet like everyone else?

[Nikki*]

The pill releases hormones into the bloodstream, and as such alcohol does not affect it.

Can you not read the instruction leaflet like everyone else?

It's a fair enough question though. So many things stop the pill being effective that you can never be entirely sure.

Plus my instruction leaflet once turned up in Greek, so that was a laugh to read :lol:

[Littleali]

The pill releases hormones into the bloodstream, and as such alcohol does not affect it.

Can you not read the instruction leaflet like everyone else?
my pill leaflet actually doesnt mention alcohol

also, in regards to the original post, drinking wont affect the pill but if ur a sick drinker (like me lol), you need to make sure u aint sick within 3 hrs of takin ur pill

[lipsy]

Can you not read the instruction leaflet like everyone else?
harsh

[Scary Monster]

Like Ali said, alcohol is fine with it, until you throw up, at which point you risk throwing up the pill too. If you're likely to do that then fiddle the time you take it to be well away from (or shortly after) when you may be sick to give it as long as possible in your system.

[The Pendari Champion]

The reason I cannot read the leaflet is that I'm a guy and I'm wanting a little more information before I talk to my GF about birth control.

Thanks for the info everyone.

[my name]

This site is pretty usefull. It lists several drug interactions
http://studenthealth.oregonstate.edu/answerspot/browse.php?category=2

Can alcohol consumption change the affectiveness of Birth Control Pills?
(http://www.teenwire.com/ask/2003/as-20030123p505-alcohol.php)

http://www.wellesley.edu/Health/pill.html
This in general might be of use to you since you don't know much of anything on the pill :)

And since I'm here, heres a couple links with information on different forms of contricpetion, not just the pill
http://www.birthcontrol4u.com/contrace.htm
http://womenshealth.about.com/od/birthcontrol/
http://www.epigee.org/guide/sexuality.html
http://www.birthcontrol.com/ Link from this page, here is a list of several different types of pill http://www.birthcontrol.com/search.aspx?prodcategory_id=19&group_id=1

[The Pendari Champion]

my_name, you are a star.