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My obgyn gave me lo loestrin fe i took it the sunday after my period which is wrong what do i do? i'm n the white pills no period still
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See below: The normal time to start your pill is the sunday after your period so you did fine. It is common for patients on lo loestrin to skip a period as well. It does take the pill a full month to be effective so do a test just to be sure.
Answered 9/2/2013
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