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A member asked:

Could i get pregnant if i take 2 packs of triphasic birth control pills in a row, skipping the placebos?

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Dr. Steven Weissberg answered

No: Probably not, and you won't get your period either.

Answered 5/25/2013

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Hello good day i have a question please..i am been on birth control for a few months..its a 21 days pack but this month i didn't get a withdrawal bleed on my pill free days..i didn't miss any pills..could i be pregnant?

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If I skip my sugar pills and start a new pack of birth control so I won't have a period can I still get pregnant?

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What happens if I miss a birth control pill in the 3rd week, take it the next day as soon as I remember, then continue my pack like normal (including the 4th week)? Will that mess with my period? Are there chances of pregnancy?

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How likely is it that I am pregnant? I take birth control pills and take them as prescribed. I don't miss pills. I am sexually active. I had my withdrawal bleeding as normal after my last pill pack. It was the normal amount and duration. It's been about a

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