A 30-year-old woman using a combined oral contraceptive pill (COC) asks whether she can take her pill at different times each day. What should she be ...

Question

A 30-year-old woman using a combined oral contraceptive pill (COC) asks whether she can take her pill at different times each day. What should she be advised?

Accepted Answer

The COC can be taken at any time each day; strict timing is not critical for efficacy

Answer

She must take it at exactly the same time every day or it will fail

Answer

She must take it within 1 hour of the same time daily

Answer

Timing only matters for the progestogen-only pill (POP), not the COC

Answer

She should take it at bedtime only

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): COC Timing Not Strict

A 30-year-old woman using a combined oral contraceptive pill (COC) asks whether she can take her pill at different times each day. What should she be advised?