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Can you just swallow the contraceptive pill without a break?

Can you just swallow the contraceptive pill without a break?

Do you want to swallow the pill without a week off? First check whether the pill you are taking is suitable for this.

Not every pill is suitable for just swallowing. With the single-phase pill, all the pills in the strip have the same composition. You can therefore safely swallow it.

Are you taking a two- or three-phase pill? Then the pills in the strip have different hormone compositions. In that case you cannot just swallow the pill.


Web editor Shirley has been taking the pill for years without a break. Read her story.