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Is A Change In Birth Control Pills Harmful?
I m taking Ortho Evra Tri-cyclen as a form of birth control and I ve been taking it for about 3 years. I m down to my last week of pills and because pills are very costly where I live, I m stuck with the option of taking a different brand of birth control pills. My question is: Is it safe if I take a different brand for a week if I ve taken one brand for 3 years? Will it protect me the same??
Mon, 12 Jan 2015
hello,
You can safely switch from one type of birth control to another by going straight from one method to the next one ( no gap ) and use condoms or spermicide for the first 7 days.
This way there won't be any tension.
Thanks
You can safely switch from one type of birth control to another by going straight from one method to the next one ( no gap ) and use condoms or spermicide for the first 7 days.
This way there won't be any tension.
Thanks
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