Can drinking alcohol affect my birth control?

Whether alcohol affects your birth control really depends on what method you’re using. If you rely on birth control that requires you to use it before you have sex, like condoms or a diaphragm, then alcohol may make it harder for you to use your method correctly or to remember to use it at all. Here’s more detail about how alcohol can affect sex and birth control.

Still not working?

If you’re interested a method that’s ready no matter what, try a method you don’t have to think about when you are having sex, like the pill, patch, or ring. You could also try either IUD, the implant, or the shot.