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Been prescribed birth control to regulate cycles. to b taken from 5th to 21st day of cycle. does that mean i skip first 4 days & start from 5th tablet?
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No: You start taking the 1st tablet on day 5 of cycle.you then take it for 21days.
Answered 2/15/2015
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