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I took the white pill for my birth control accidentally when i'm still on the pink pill. so i immediately took the pink one. what will that do?
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Nothing: The placebo pills dont have hormones so as long as you took the active pills, you are protected. Best wishes Dr M
Answered 5/9/2016
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