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Is lutera a low dosage birth control?and if so, is it less effective if a pill is missed?

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Yes and yes: Lutera is a low dose combined pill. It is highly effective when taken every day. It is less effective when pills are missed.

Answered 12/3/2014

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I missed two days of my low dose birth control. Im now spotting. I took two pills yesterday and two today to catch up. Im not sexually active. When should the spotting stop now that Im caught up? Thanks! Hoping it stops by weekend for pool party?

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Is 3 hour change in dosage time of birth control considered as a missed pill? And if a pill is taken at 12am and i vomit at 4am is that also missed?

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If i miss one birth control pill, will i start to ovulate immediately? I took the next dose the next day and continued on everyday after.

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