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forgot 7day pill free

hi, i am taking ethinylestradiol/desogestrel richter 0.02 mg/0.15 mg, and i was supposed to start my 7 day pill free yesterday, but i forgot to, instead i started with my next strip of pill yesterday.. what should i suppose to do? should i stop taking the pill for the next 6 days and i will have my period in days or should i continue taking the pill for another 20 days?
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No, that is not necessary. You can just skip your period this month and keep taking the active pills. If I was still on the pill, that's what I would do. I would not waste a pack because it's completely unnecessary.
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Start taking pills after your period .
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should i need to count for 7 days starting today or should i stick to the original schedule?

thanks!
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Stop taking the pills ,. then start taking agin after the end of your period .
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