Silly question but I’m on the combined pill where I take it for 3 weeks then come off. Am I supposed to come off it for a week and then back on even if I’m on my period? It takes me 3/4 days to get my period when I come off the pill and I wait for my period to tail off before getting back on my next set of pills. Thank you x
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Yes you take it 7 days later regardless of your period (aka withdrawal bleed). If you leave it longer than 7 days then you won’t have contraceptive cover until you’ve taken the pill for another 7 days in a row (hope that makes sense - a bit like when you start the pill if you’re not on day 1 of your period and you have to use condoms for the first 7 days for full protection)