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Can the blood after taking birth control count as a period?

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Yes: At the end of the pill pack, the bleeding that occurs on the placebo pills is your period. Technically speaking, it is an artificially induced period, called a withdrawal bleed, but yes, it's your period.

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Answered 8/22/2013

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