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Im on sprintec for 6-7 mns. now and i missed 1 or 2 pills. i bled when i started up again and it was lite and 10 ds. long. again a week late with sex?

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Dr. Douglas Lawson answered

Missed pills: Well sprintec is a generic and what i tell my patients is more than one pill missed per cycle may mean a pregnancy more likely. I would check a pregnancy test.

Answered 2/8/2014

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A member asked:

Im on sprintec for 6-7 mns. now and i missed 1 or 2 pills. i bled when i started up again and it was lite and 10 ds. long. again a week late with sex?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Douglas Lawson answered

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