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Ive been on the birth control patch ella for over a year now . today i woke up with my patch still on but i got my period . this has never happened to me before ive only ever got it a couple days after i take off my patch. is this normal?

Q: ive been on the birth control patch ella for over a year now . today i woke up with my patch still on but i got my period . this has never happened to me before ive only ever got it a couple days after i take off my patch. is this normal?

: Yes, it's still normal to have vaginal bleeding (period) on contraceptive patch without interruption although ovulation likely won't occur. Take care.

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Yes, it's still normal to have vaginal bleeding (period) on contraceptive patch without interruption although ovulation likely won't occur. Take care.

Answered 8/19/2023

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A member asked:

Ive been on the birth control patch ella for over a year now . today i woke up with my patch still on but i got my period . this has never happened to me before ive only ever got it a couple days after i take off my patch. is this normal?

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