WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for April, 1999: Re: Pill time / 28-21 day regimen

Re: Pill time / 28-21 day regimen

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 18:36:23 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Lauren wrote: >
>I know that the pill needs to be taken at the same time to be effective,
>but is it more of an issue of not taking a pill LATE? I mean, what if
>you take a pill early? Is that as risky at taking a pill late?
>
>The reason I ask is because I started this pack at an inconvenient time
>and I want to change the time that I take it. If I start taking the
>pill 6 hours earlier, will I need to use back-up for a while after I
>change the time? Or should I just wait until "green week" (the placebo
>pills).

Either way.

>That reminds me, I usually get ortho novum 7/7/7-28, but the drugstore
>gave me 7/7/7-21. Does the absence of the placebo pills in this pack
>make a difference? Are the other pills the same? I didn't know if I
>should call the Rx store.

The reason they're called placebo is because they don't do anything at all. That's what placebo means. Not to worry.

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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