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Re: I lost a birth control pill

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:30:00 -0600 (CST)

Continue to take them, but use also a mechanical contraceptive method (condom, diaphragm, etc)

At Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Sarah wrote: >
>I am taking Ortho-Tricylen and I dropped my #12 pill down the drain of
>my sink and therefore could not take it. I did not take a pill that
>day, but continued to take the next pill the next day. Two days after I
>noticed some spotting. Should I stop taking them, wait until I get my
>period, and resume taking them? Or should I continue taking them until
>the green sugar pills and get my period then? Thanks.

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Buenos Aires
Argentina
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