A member asked:

Would it be okay for me to only use 19 days of birth control, then skip the last 2 days and go straight to the placebo, just for one cycle of pills?

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Dr. Kenneth Crabb answered

Better way: If on mono cyclic pills, a better way to change your menses date is to skip the placebo pills and go straight to your next pack. This does not work well with tri-cyclic pills.

Dr Killian agreed

Answered 6/9/2015

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A member asked:

Would it be okay for me to only use 19 days of birth control, then skip the last 2 days and go straight to the placebo, just for one cycle of pills?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Kenneth Crabb answered

Dr Killian agreed

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