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Is there a higher risk of getting pregnant after a break in the use of pills?
Hi, I have a question ... The partner is going abroad soon and my question is if I stopped taking these pills, for example, for a month and after a month I would like to start taking again or later there would not be a greater risk of getting pregnant? Do you have to take them all the time, even for example, a month or a month and a half that nothing was with your partner?
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Olga Sierpniowska Pharmacist, Editor
13 months ago
As I understand the question is about Vixpo birth control pills? If so, please read on. Oral hormonal contraception is a long-term method of protection against pregnancy. Its effectiveness is not affected by the frequency of intercourse. Stopping taking the drug due to a relatively short (one month) trip of your partner is rather not advisable, since you want to continue the method afterwards. The combined contraceptive pill slightly increases the risk of blood clots in the veins and arteries, especially in the first year of use or after resumption after a break of 4 weeks or more. Therefore, this is one of the arguments for the use of the drug systematically by patients who decide on hormonal contraception. In addition, to resume taking the drug, you would have to wait again for the first day of physiological menstruation. This could create a risk that you will be left unprotected for some time if this cannot be adapted to the date of your partner's return. The risk of pregnancy is the same when used correctly all the time - low, a possible break will not affect it. The topic of temporary discontinuation of tablets can also be discussed with a gynecologist, who can express a separate opinion on this procedure: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/telekonsultacja