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I'm on my first pack of ortho tri-cylcen. can i skip the sugar pills? is it the last 7 pills in the pack?
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Yes : You do not have to take the sugar pills. You could take nothing during those seven days or you could start a new pack now and skip your period.
Answered 5/29/2013
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