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I'm on yaz birth control pill. last tue (the second wk) i missed 1 pill. i was supposed to take 2 pills the next day but i lost 1 pill so i only took 1. i've been taking 1 pill everyday since then but i'm still missing 1 pill. what do i do now? thx.

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Dr. Katharine Cox answered

Specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Continue: Continue taking 1 pill daily. Doubling up at this point will not be helpful. Hopefully all will be fine. All the best.

Answered 8/12/2015

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A member asked:

I'm on yaz birth control pill. last tue (the second wk) i missed 1 pill. i was supposed to take 2 pills the next day but i lost 1 pill so i only took 1. i've been taking 1 pill everyday since then but i'm still missing 1 pill. what do i do now? thx.

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Dr. Katharine Cox answered

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