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A member asked:
Can you tell me if it's harmful if you never take the reminder or sugar pills and just skip on to your next pack to keep avoiding your period?
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Not Harmful: If this works for you, it won't cause any harm and you will still be protected from pregnancy. Many women who do this will eventually start having breakthrough bleeding. If this happens, you might want take at least 4 days of the placebos. But then, you can go back to skipping the placebos until it happens again. Best wishes!
Answered 1/3/2016
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