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I accidentally took two of my birth control pills today. should i skip tomorrow or go ahead and take it. i'm not taking the pills for birth control.
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Take: Take your pill tomorrow as you would normally do.
Answered 4/7/2013
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Yes: It will not do any harm to take an extra pill. You should go ahead and continue taking a pill each day to regulate the cycle even if you don't need birth control. If you skip a day you are likely to have breakthrough bleeding.
Answered 10/24/2017
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