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Just had checkup with gyno & yasmin bcp working normal. however, every time i decide to skip my period and start a new pack, 5 days in i'm having spotting. running packs together doesn't seem to agree with me. is there any logical explanation 4 this?
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Most oral contraceptives have 28 pills (21 colored pills that contain hormone, and 7 white pills that do not. In the absence of hormones, your body triggers the sloughing of the uterine lining. If you skip the non hormone pills, you are not allowing your body to complete the cycle and your hormones become imbalanced, this can cause spotting. For no period, consider a progesterone only pill.
Answered 9/2/2021
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