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My birth control expires in 2 months. after it expires, is it okay to finish my last 3 packs or will it stop working?
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It should be fine: The U.S. Has very very stringent regulations about medications and their expiration dates, but the effectiveness drops by a percent or less in that time. It doesn't magically stop working on the day it expires.
Answered 9/28/2016
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