A 47-year-old member asked:
i take tri-levlen birth control. what do i take the fourth week?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Shiao-Yu Lee answered
Specializes in Gynecology
Birth control pill: A week of placebo/inert pills.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
I take tri-levlen birth control. Do I really have to take the fourth week?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Michael Kelber answered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
No: The fourth week of, pills have no active ingredients in your birth control pill. They are there only to help you count the week until youmstartmthe next package.
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