ortho evra and rubbing alcohol
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ortho evra and rubbing alcohol
| Thu, 04-01-2004 - 8:15pm |
I have been on the birth control patch for about a year now. My friend just found out that she is pregnant. She also was using the patch, she says that she got pregnant by rubbing her patch with rubbing alcohol before she put them on. This is supposed to remove the drug on the patch so that it becomes a placebo.
If anyone knows if this is true please let me know.
If anyone knows if this is true please let me know.

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I'm a little confused...why would she have been rubbing the patch with alcohol?
I only used the patch for one month because when I swam it always got loose. Otherwise I probably would have stayed on it!
MrsCarta
MrsCarta
My guess is that doing the rubbing alcohol on the skin first would remove some of the oils on the skin that might keep it from adhering well - but if doing that, let it completely dry first before sticking the patch on.
Isopropyl alcohol evaporates very quickly, so I doubt there'd be anything left behind on the skin to cause problems as long as it was totally dry.
I haven't had a problem with it sticking, but it probably wouldn't hurt to try if I were having trouble or if I had really oily skin...
About the folding over - there could still be some hormones left on the patch, even if it's not enough to rely on it to protect you.
MrsCarta
Hiya,
I think with the lotions and oils it's probaby best to assume both problems are possible - and besides, even if it only affects adhesion, that is still going to mean that the hormones aren't getting to you.
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