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Take birth control w/ one wk placebo pills for months now. when during pack unprotected? am i protected any placebo days? how about start of new pack?
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Oral contraceptives: Oral contraceptives taken as directed protect against pregnancy every day. Withdrawal bleeding is expected a few days into placebo pills but you would not become pregnant. Missing a pill would put you at increased chance of pregnancy.
Answered 11/14/2017
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