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How to know if i still take my birth control regularly or do i stop taking it while i'm on my period?
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Take your pill: Do not alter your birth control pill schedule based on your period or any other bleeding. The pills are to be taken on a set schedule and as consistently as possible if you wish to be protected. Most packs have a pill to take every day and are to be taken in the order specified in the pack. Some packs have 21 days of pills, then you wait 7 days and start again. Do NOT adjust based on your period.
Answered 11/27/2017
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