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A member asked:
On bc, never miss pills. the day my period starts always changes though. 1 day of placebo pills up to 6 days. why is that?
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Menstrual cycle: It depends upon how frequent you may get the cycles in another words how many days in between the two periods. It varies from patient to patient.
Answered 11/11/2015
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