Bayside, NY
A 20-year-old female asked:
on my way to work and i forgot my birth control pills. i am currently at the placebo ones. should i be concerned that i am about to miss a placebo ?
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Dr. Michael Dugananswered
Specializes in Hematology
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Could you skip periods by continuously taking birth control pills without the placebos?
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Dr. Valentin Drezaliuanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Yes: Yes you can. It is recommended to have atleast 4 periods /year.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
It is possible to user normal monthly birth control pills to have fewer periods, by skipping the placebo week and starting a new pack?
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Dr. Kitturah Schomberg-Klaissanswered
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Yes: If you skip the placebo pills in a pack of birth control pills and go straight to the active pills in the next pack, you shouldn't have a period.
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Dr. Kitturah Schomberg-Klaiss commented
Family Medicine 28 years experience
Provided original answer
Perfectly safe - Seasonale & Seasoniqe, 2 different birth control pills that promise "Only 4 periods a year" do just this, using formulations of pills currently availible in monthly packs as well. The currrent preference is for a period every 3 months as a minimum, but that's based on women who are NOT suppressing their cycles with pills; there's no data for how long if you are.
Mar 30, 2012
A 32-year-old member asked:
What part of birth control pills are really just placebos?
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Dr. Valentin Drezaliuanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 20 years experience
Last ones: The last few ones that have a different color.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
I missed my birth control pills mon.And tues. I took mon. And tues. Pills on wed., and wed. And thurs. On thurs. Is it ok to take placebos this week?
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Dr. Douglas Lawsonanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 28 years experience
Missed pill: If you are due for the placebos now then yes. Be aware though that since you missed more than one pill this cycle you either need to abstain or use condom.
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Boston, MA
A 32-year-old female asked:
Why is it that most birth control pills have a cycle of 21 active pills and 7 placebos, while others have 24/4? Is one system more preferable?
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Dr. John Berrymananswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 54 years experience
BC pill variation: Today's oral contraceptives are very low in estrogen, and the bleeding is mild , reflective of the low growth of the uterine lining resulting from low estrogen. There is no medical need to prolong the interval from active pills to active pills in a "new" package, Spontaneous ovulation and pregnancy are also reduced with the short "off time".
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