How should I continue taking my oral contraceptive pill after stopping it?

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Dr Michelle Chia

General Practitioner

It would be important for you to get a work up of the irregular periods first before you resume your Yasmin.

Resuming birth control pills is ideally done with the first day of your period, but this should only be after other causes of your irregular periods have been excluded.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Dr Michelle Chia

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