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Want to skip next period. i'm on sprintec. will skipping placebo week & starting a new pack skip my period? what are chances of breakthrough bleeding
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Skipping periods: If you skip all the placebo pills and continue taking hormonal pills from the next pack you should not get a period. There could be breakthrough bleeding, but usually that happens after more than 5-6 weeks of continuous use, some women do not have any breakthrough bleeding for months at a time and skip all their placebo pills - as a treatment for heavy periods, painful periods or endometriosis.
Answered 11/6/2014
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