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Re: [Birth Control] Can I start the pill BEFORE my period?
From: M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 17:58:28 -0500 (CDT)

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In reply to: shere: "[Birth Control] Can I start the pill BEFORE my period?"

At Fri, 28 Sep 2001, shere wrote: >
>I recently went to my docter and got a prescribion of alesse for brth
>control. I was told to take it the Sunday following my period. Well my
>periods are irregular and I really want to start the pills now but for
>the last two weeks my period still has not come. (no Im not pregnant)
>So I was wondering if I could start taking them before my period came.
>Or would that be bad for my body?

you should ask your doctor what to do -- there are many different ways to start the pill in this situation

-- M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG South Lake Tahoe, CA
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