![]() (A ‘late’ pill is deemed to be less than 24 hours, while a ‘missed’ pill is when more than 24 hours has passed.) Spotting, irregular periods, or even pregnancy may result if you are late or miss taking your contraceptive pill. They just need to be changed at the correct time. Contraceptives that are delivered at a constant dose, such as by injection, by implant or by vaginal ring, are not affected by illness or time zone changes. Your pill instruction leaflet will have more advice. If you get sick during your travels use extra contraception during the period of illness and for the following 7 days. A bout of traveller's diarrhoea or vomiting could mean your body does not absorb the active medication in the pill. Travellers' diarrhoea (TD) is the most common illness of travellers to developing countries, causing illness in up to 70% of those staying for two weeks or more. Will the pill still work if I become ill or get traveller’s diarrhoea? Here’s a time zone converter to help you work out the time difference. All you have to do is remember to take your pill as usual. Once on board, adjust your watch forward to the destination time and the next time you take a pill it will be 7pm – you’re normal time back home. On your day of departure you’ll be taking the medication at 1pm. Six days before you leave, start taking your pill an hour earlier each day. Say, for instance, that your destination is 6 hours behind the time at home and that you normally take the pill at 7pm. So, another option is to adjust to your destination’s time. But, that may not always be convenient if you’re travelling across a number of time zones. Some women take a second watch set to the time back home and stick to their normal pill-taking routine. If the time difference means you would have to take your pill in the middle of the night, take it before you go to bed instead of in the morning. The contraceptive pill must be taken every 24 hours and it’s better to take it early rather than late. How do I manage the change of time zones? Travel doctors get lots of questions from women about taking the contraceptive pill while travelling overseas. By Dr Eddy Bajrovic, Medical Director of Travelvax Australia.
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