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I've been on birth control for six months, but I no longer have a job at the moment (im only 18) so I could not afford to get my pills for the month of october. I have a couple questions.
1- I plan on going back on birth control whenever I get another job, so sometime within a month or so. Is that okay to be off of birth control for a little while, and then go back on it? (I know I would have to start over and wait a month for it to take full effect again)
2- I have not gotten my period yet and it has been a month. When should I expect my period to come? Is it normal for it to not come for a while after getting off birth control?
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Have you looked into public health programs which might provide your pills for you at no cost or low cost?
Regardless, it's okay to be off the pill sometimes: it won't have any adverse health effects. It's also normal for your body to do a bit of a "WTF?" when you go off, so your period being late isn't surprising. However, if you had any sex in the month before this started, you just might want to take a pregnancy test to be sure.
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