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Re: [Birth Control] Continous Birth Control

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 4 Dec 2002 09:04:33 -0600 (CST)


At Wed, 04 Dec 2002, Cathleen wrote: >
>I am currently taking yasmin birth control. I am taking it because of my
>irregular periods. I have been taking it for four months now and have not
>yet noticed a very big change. I have read in a recent magazine article that
>by doubling your birth control pill it will skip. Is this true? If so, is it
>unhealthy? I am going on vacation next month and would like to know if this
>is possible. Thank you!

You should not double up on OCPs without explicit instructions from your own doctor. If you have not straightened out in 4 months, you need to go back to your doc and try something else.

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William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

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