If you have been taking your birth control pills correctly and consistently, then you are still protected during the 7 day hormone free (sugar pills) week. Be sure to begin a new pack on time, as scheduled and continue to take your pills on a daily basis.
The pills work by thinning the uterine lining; this is why the pills helps to shorten and lighten your period. Some months, period bleeding may be very light. This is okay.
If you have not been a good pill taker, still begin a new pack on time. Try to be diligent about taking the pill every day, at the same time. If your next period does not come as usual, do a pregnancy test.
29. January 2012
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