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Getting my period today on sugarpills, forgot to take sugarpill this morning can i take activepill insteadand skipperiod? is it like missing pills?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Skip: You could just skip it or you could take it now. Either way is fine since there is nothing in it.

Answered 1/15/2014

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