Is it better to take birth control pills before or after meals?

Taking birth control pills has become a common method of contraception now, but after all, taking birth control pills is not good for the human body. So we don’t recommend taking birth control pills, but if you have to take them in an emergency, there is no other way. Is it better to take birth control pills before or after meals? When is the most effective time?

It is best to take it on an empty stomach, because it is not easily affected by the external environment when the stomach is empty, and the absorption rate is higher, so it can achieve a more ideal drug effect.

If you take it after a meal, it will be affected by food, etc., resulting in reduced absorption of the drug. The sooner you take it, the better the effect. It doesn’t matter whether you take it before or after meals. The contraceptive principle of emergency contraceptive pills is mainly to inhibit ovulation and change the cervical mucus to make it difficult for sperm to penetrate, or to reduce the production of glycogen in the uterine glands to make it difficult for the blastocyst to survive, or to change the activity of the uterus and fallopian tubes to hinder the transportation of the fertilized egg. A drug that prevents sperm and egg from combining to form a fertilized egg, thereby achieving the purpose of contraception. It is best to take emergency contraceptive pills on an empty stomach. Do not eat for 2 hours before and after taking the pills.

Emergency contraceptive pills should be taken within 72 hours after intercourse, the sooner the better. It is best not to take them more than 3 times within a year, otherwise it will cause endocrine disorders. You must fast for 2 hours before and after taking emergency contraception. Emergency contraceptive pills must be taken within 72 hours of intercourse. The earlier you take it, the higher the success rate of contraception. If you are taking emergency contraceptive pills such as Yuting's levonorgestrel, you can take it before or after meals. There is no contraindication. In order to reduce the side effects of gastrointestinal discomfort, you can take it after meals. If you are taking mifepristone emergency contraceptive pills, you need to take them on an empty stomach for two hours before and after taking the pills. After taking emergency contraceptive pills, you still need to take contraceptive measures during your subsequent sexual intercourse because ovulation has been disrupted.

The above are some opinions and views of professionals on whether to take birth control pills before or after meals, so whether to take them before or after meals depends on the ingredients of the medicine and your actual situation. Don't take medicine blindly to achieve results. So we, the general public, must consider this carefully, and I hope this can help everyone.