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Stopping birth control this month. 1 row left should i finish or just stop taking them now?

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Depends: If the last row you're talking about is the placebo row (often different colored), then you're already done and don't need to take the placebos. If you it's a row of the regular pills, it'd be best to take them.

Answered 5/14/2014

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