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How Effects Birth Control When Consuming Alcohol And Smoking?
I've been on the birthcontrol implanon on and I recently started to smoke and to drink more regularly I wanted to know if it would affect my birth control and also I miss my period,which im always regular even on the implonon i had sex in that same month should I take a pregnancy test?
Tue, 31 Jul 2018
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Smoking can cause contraceptive failure. Smoking induced enzymes metabolising the contraceptives and thus they are used up too early and can result in contraceptive failure. However it is seen in chronic smokers and occasional smoking doesn’t do much harm. You can do a urine pregnancy test for reassurance.
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Smoking can cause contraceptive failure. Smoking induced enzymes metabolising the contraceptives and thus they are used up too early and can result in contraceptive failure. However it is seen in chronic smokers and occasional smoking doesn’t do much harm. You can do a urine pregnancy test for reassurance.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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