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Should i chnge my birth control. my period doesn't start on the week its pose to but after..why is this? shuld i try sumthn else?
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Yes: Birth control pills are designed such that the withdrawal bleed is supposed to occur during the hormone free days. If bleeding occurs at any other time then the amounts and/or types of hormones in the birth control pill need to be adjusted.
Answered 1/28/2012
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