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Expert: Bob Kambic - 4/22/2007


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i would like to start taking the pill on a different day to prevent getting it on the weekends. i currently start taking my pills on a tuesday, and i get my period and thursday-monday. i would like to start taking my pill on friday so i will not get it on the weekend. after my period can i just take it on friday instead of tuesday? or will that put me at risk? i really dont know the right way to do this and need some help. can you please give me your best suggestion? thank you.  

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This is a little bit tricky because you want to miss a couple of pills. I suggest talking to your provider. They would probably say to go ahead and start taking the pills when you want to, but for safety sake to use barrier methods during the time you do not take the pill and for the first week, seven days, after you start the new time.

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Bob Kambic

Expertise

Natural Family Planning, Periodic Abstinence, Rhythm, Catholic Church Method of Family Planning, Withdrawal, Condoms, Abstinence, Breast Feeding.

Experience

On the faculty of Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health for 22 years.

Publications
AJOBGYN, AJPH, Fertility and Sterility, Advances in Contraception, International Family Planning Perspectives, America, etc.

Education/Credentials
Duquesne University BA, University of Pittsburgh MSH, Johns Hopkins all but dissertation for PhD (ABD). Over 50 peer review articles on these topics, advisor to Planned Parenthood and to Vatican.

Past/Present Clients
Planned Parenthood, Family Planning Clinics, Womens' Reproductive Health Clinics, The Vatican, US Conference of Catholic Bishops, WHO, USAID, programs in Asia, Africa, Europe, South America, and the USA.

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