A member asked:
i know this sounds silly but i just realized that i've been taking week 4's pills when i should have been on week 3. what should i do?
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Dr. Mihaela Marin answered
28 years experience Internal Medicine
Protect yourself: week 4 has no hormones, so you are not protected. Use different contraceptive measures, wait for your period and start a new pack in your first day of period
Answered on Mar 3, 2017
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