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I just started my first pack of lo loestrin fe and i am on my last week of pills. is it normal to still cramp this bad? i got on to stop my bad cramps

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No: If you are still having that much something else may well be going on. See your doctor for a fuller evaluation.

Answered 9/28/2016

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2nd month on Lo Loestrin Fe. 1st pack, I did not have a period. However, I did begin spotting 1 week into 2nd pack when I would have normally had my period. The spotting lasted 3 weeks. No period during inactive pills. Still effective contraceptive?

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Took first pill of Lo Loestrin FE an hour late, still protected? Took all last pack as directed and got period at the end of last pack

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I forgot to take my last white pill on lo Loestrin Fe on Sunday. It is now Monday so Ive taken it a day late. I start my new pack on Wednesdays but since I took it late Im not sure when to start it/if I am still protected?

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