Is the effect of the pill influenced by alcohol?
Alcohol does not affect the effect of the contraceptive pill. Accordingly, women who use the pill do not have to give up alcohol. Alcohol only becomes relevant in the event of vomiting. Vomiting can – depending on when the pill is taken – lead to a recurrence of the vomiting and thus lose its effect. It is important to pay attention to this and in this case you should also use a condom for the rest of the cycle.
Loss of effectiveness of the pill due to stress?
Stress in itself does not influence the effect of the pill. However, stress can lead to undesirable side effects on the body. Some people develop diarrhoea under stress, for example.
These in turn can impair the effect of the pill, as it is possible that not all of the active ingredient of the pill can be absorbed through the intestines, but is washed out with the diarrhoea. It is important to pay attention to this and in this case you should use additional contraception, such as condoms, for the rest of the current cycle. Due to the mere stress itself, which exists without further symptoms such as diarrhoea, no reduction in the effectiveness of the pill is to be expected.
