I always took my first inactive pill on Thursday morning. But I wouldn't start to bleed until Saturday morning.
Yes, you will need to take your inactive pills. There are no hormones in your inactive pills and missing them will not increase your risk of pregnancy. The purpose of inactive pills is to remind you to take the pill everyday and when to start the next packet.
Yes, skip the 7 inactive pills and go straight to the next packet of pills, the day after taking the last active pill, in packet 1.
As long as you did not skip any of the "active" pills in the packet, you are protected from pregnancy every day - including the week of your period and while taking the "inactive" sugar pills. Start your new packet on schedule.
No, I wouldn't say so. The inactive pills are exactly as the name states. Inactive. They are basically sugar pills which are put into the packet to make way for your menstrual cycle. If you wanna have sex during the inactive pills I'd use some other means of contraception.
No, I wouldn't say so. The inactive pills are exactly as the name states. Inactive. They are basically sugar pills which are put into the packet to make way for your menstrual cycle. If you wanna have sex during the inactive pills I'd use some other means of contraception.
At the end of a packet is always the best way to stop taking any BCP.
A summer packet is a packet you have to finish before the school starts
What you should do (with the OK from your doctor) is to take your BCP the way you have been - but skip the inactive pills and go straight to the new packet. You will skip your period and have it when you finish the second packet.
I'm not sure why you would want to do this. But to be protected from pregnancy you need to take all the active pills as directed - then take the inactive pills or toss them out, the only purpose they serve is to remind you to take a pill everyday and when to start your next packet of active pills.
If you are referring to skipping the 'sugar pills' and going straight to the new packet, this should prevent the breakthrough bleeding that comes while taking the inactive pills. If you skipped the inactive pills without starting the new packet, yes you will have breakthrough bleeding.
The packet it comes in mainly helps with organization and tracking. If you can keep track of your pills without the packet you can remove them. That's what my sister used to do.
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