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Re: [Birth Control] Skipping the Placebos

From: Alicia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:46:39 -0500 (CDT)


At Thu, 20 Sep 2001, R. Daniel Braun, MD wrote: >
>At Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Alicia wrote:
>>
>>Is it dangerous to skip the placebos in the BCP pack and immediately
>>start a new one, so that you don't ever get your period?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Alicia
>
>It is OK to do that for 2 or 3 months in a row, but then it is a good
>idea to have a [period and do it all over again. If you keep taking
>them you will develop breakthrough bleeding somewher along the way.

Thanks for your answer, Dr. Braun.

Is the annoyance of breakthrough bleeding the only drawback, or is there any actual health risk in taking the BCPs continuously? Is a tri-phasic pill more likely to allow breakthrough bleeding than a monophasic one?

--
Alicia



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