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What does discard placebo tabs mean on my birth control? skip the pills and wait a week for a period or just start the new pack right away ?or both?
My birth control only has 4 placebo pills, each pack starts on a Sunday but I want to skip my period. Do I start with the first pill in my new pack?
Why does my obygn dr not want me to skip the placebo week and go straight to the active pills in my birth control packs to avoid getting periods?
My period finally came. It was late. I'm on birth control. I have 2 placebo pills left in this pack. Should I start a new pack on schedule or wait until this period ends to start the new pack? This is my 3rd cycle on this pill, last two were normal?
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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