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A member asked:
Does skipping placebo pills to skip a period & starting a new pack of bc lower effectiveness of the pill? no pills missed. just skipped placebos.
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No: No, it does not. In fact some methods of using birth control pills rely on skipping the placebo pills for two packs in a row and then taking them for the third.
Answered 5/27/2016
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