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A member asked:
When on the contraceptive pill and you start on the white sugar pills how long taking them will your period start?
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Varies: Your period on pills starts because of the drop in hormonal levels. How long this takes varies from woman to woman and from pill to pill. It is usually pretty much the same from cycle to cycle for the same woman on the same pill unless she is sick or takes a new medicine. Hope this helps.
Answered 6/12/2015
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