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How quickly does it take for sprintee birth control to start working? i waited 7 days, but the day before i was an hour late.

Q: how quickly does it take for sprintee birth control to start working? i waited 7 days, but the day before i was an hour late.

Back up &amp; forward: Use a "back up" method this month since you have not been taking the pills at the same time each day and then you can go "forward" after the next menses with suing the Sprintec alone for contraception.

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Back up & forward: Use a "back up" method this month since you have not been taking the pills at the same time each day and then you can go "forward" after the next menses with suing the Sprintec alone for contraception.

Answered 10/19/2015

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A member asked:

How quickly does it take for sprintee birth control to start working? i waited 7 days, but the day before i was an hour late.

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Dr. Wayne Ingram answered

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