Smoking and the pill?

Question:

Im on birth control-the patch-and im a social smoker. I hardly ever do but how bad is it if i smoke a cig every week or two? Should i talk to my dr about getting the other kind of b.c. or is that not often enough to worry?

Answers:
I would not worry, if you smoked every day, then it increases your chances for heart disease and other complications and you would need to stop smoking. If you extremely worried talk with your doctor and tell them you are a social smoker. They can give you sound advise.

i smoked when on the combined pill for 3 months and it didn do me any harm even when smokin between 10-15 a day. im on the mini pill now tho as i didnt get on great with the oestrogen in the combined pill and find this much better and its safer than the combined pill!

i think u should tak 2 ur DR about their other kind of b.c.

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