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Will my period stop if i start my birth control pill?

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Dr. Dennis Higginbotham answered

Specializes in American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Probably: If you start a pack of birth control pills when your period starts, the period will probably stop soon after you start the pills.

Answered 3/23/2013

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