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What are the effects of waiting 5 days between birth control packs? will your period come early or later?
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Later: Your period will come 5 days later.
Answered 7/5/2017
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Later: it may come later but you also increase chance of getting pregnant. l assume you are talking about a 28 day pack. you should not miss or delay taking any pills once you start them.
Answered 6/3/2018
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