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I have been on this brand of birth control for over a year but recently was forced to be off them for about 2 weeks because i ran out of pills before my next doctor's appointment and he was unable to refill them without seeing me first because they only c

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Dr. John cuong Doan answered

Not sure what your: question is but make sure you have another method of protection while you are on no pills or just starting to take new pills. The first month after starting on contraceptive pills you need to use another method of protection. Period. Thanks for trusting in HealthTap.

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Answered 10/16/2015

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A member asked:

I have been on this brand of birth control for over a year but recently was forced to be off them for about 2 weeks because i ran out of pills before my next doctor's appointment and he was unable to refill them without seeing me first because they only c

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John cuong Doan answered

Dr Minich and another doctor agreed

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