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Can i switch my birth control? i have been taking loestrin 24 for a couple of months and my doctor just prescribed loestrin 1.5 30 because i was experiencing bleeding during sex. i have two active pills left in my loestrin 24 pack. what would happen if i

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Switching : Switching would be fine. That is a good question but you can go ahead and switch and resume the new cycle without a problem.

Answered 10/3/2016

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