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I do the sunday start method for my birth control. is waiting 7 days at beginning of the pack only for first time users or for every pack?
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Birth Control: it is only used for packs that have only 21 pills in them. Packs that have 28 or 24 have no break between packs.
Answered 2/26/2015
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