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A member asked:

If i started a birth control pack one day late last month but doubled up and got my period on time. will it affect me this month with chances of preg?

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Dr. Douglas Lawson answered

Not likely: You can usually miss one pill per cycle pack and not have an issue

Answered 9/9/2015

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