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Urgent advice re Dianette/Co-cyprindiol

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greygreybeige · 11/08/2015 10:15

I have googled but can't find the answer to this...
How long is it safe to take back to back packs for?

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greygreybeige · 11/08/2015 12:28

Anybody?

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iwantgin · 12/08/2015 22:12

same as any other combined pill ?

I used to take Dianette - but found that if i ran two packs together i would have a bleed before the endof the second pack anyway.But that could be because I was not the best at daily pill taking.

MountainDweller · 12/08/2015 23:34

My gynecologist said I could take them continuously with no break ever - in theory (I have endometriosis so was trying to avoid periods). In practice I found that my body would let me know if I needed a break as I would start to spot.

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