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I started my inactive pills, but haven't gotten my period. is this normal?
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Delay: Once a woman gets to the inactive pills in her birth control pills it can take a day or two before the menstrual flow commences. Some women do not a menstrual period at all, while on birth control pills.
Answered 12/18/2016
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