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Period will start on wedding day. can i skip triphasic ocp placebo and take continuous estrogen/progesterone to prevent period?

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Dr. Jumnah Thanapathy answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

No: That may cause some breakthrough bleeding. You may need to switch to a monophasic for a cycle or 2 and then skip the placebo on that or take phase 3 from other packs and continue that till you are ready to get a period.

Answered 12/14/2012

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