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Re: [Birth Control] are BCP's safe after exp. date

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 24 Oct 2002 21:08:17 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 24 Oct 2002, happy wrote: >
>I got a years supply of Birth Control Pills (Estrostep FE) in June, and just noticed that they all expire OCT02, this month. I still have 7 packets left which will take me into May. Will these pills still be effective?
>Thanks for any help!
>Amanda

If you want to play it safe don't, though lab off the record use to say that you could strecht a couple of months. I wouldn't.

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