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Re: Skipping my period w/ birth control

From: Marisa Geller MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:10:55 -0600 (CST)

It is better to just start a new pack that week and just skip the period altogether.

At Fri, 31 Jan 2003, Julie wrote: >
>Hi, my out of town boyfriend is coming into town next week, and it just
>so happens to fall when I'm supposed to have my period! So, obviously, I
>want to try and skip it.
>Here is my question--would it be better to just stop taking my pills a
>week early and have an early period, then start back on a new pack of
>pills the week he is going to be in town.
>Or, is it better to just start a new pack that week and just skip my
>period altogether. Or, should I skip it, and then stop taking them the
>week after so I have a period, just a week late?
>Do either one of these options pose a problem as far as birth control
>effectiveness goes? (That is my main concern...the effectiveness)
>Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it!

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Marisa Geller M.D.
Coordinator Obgyn.net Latina
Specialist on Obstetrics and Gynecology
Specialist on Fertility and Sterility
Buenos Aires
Argentina



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