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Does birth control protect touch from pregnancy all month round?

By Anonymous
Created 01/01/2018 - 20:11

Is it safe for me to have sex with my boyfriend in the week that I stop my birth control for my period?? Am I still protected from pregnancy or do I have to start taking them again for another week or so to be protected?

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