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A member asked:

Can you get pregnant.while taking yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol) and i only been on it for about two weeks.?

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Dr. Gregory Hines answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Maybe: You can always have a failure on ocps, despite taking them properly, the rate is low, but the overall rate is higher, mostly in relation to not taking them properly. If you miss a pill, you should take it as soon as you realize it. If you miss two, you need to use alternate birth control.

Answered 9/28/2016

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