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Re: Different opinions on Changing period on Ortho Tri-Cyclen?

From: Alicia Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 06:19:11 -0600 (CST)

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At Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Sarah wrote: >
>So I want to push my period back a week and I am on Ortho
>Tri-Cyclen...from what I have read in the forums, the way to do this is
>by skipping the placebo (sugar) pills and starting a new pack.
>However, the responses in the forum differ.
>The Ortho Tri-Cyclen starts with 7 white active pills, goes to 14 active
>blue pills and then 7 green placebo pills.
>One doctor said to skip the placebo pills and continue the active blue
>pills from another pack
>Others seem to say just to start a new pack (with the white pills)
>I really need to know which (maybe both) will push back my period.
>Thanks

Replace the placebo with a new pack.

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