Is it safe to skip my period with the pill by skipping the sugar pills?
It’s true that skipping the placebo pills on many forms of hormonal birth control can be an effective way to skip your period. It’s also true that you don’t medically need to have a period every single month. However, you do need to check in with the healthcare provider who prescribed them to you before you use them in a manner other than directed. Remember that birth control is a prescription medication, and the directions are there for a reason! That being said, he/she should be able to tell you right over the phone if the pill you’re taking is safe to be used in this way.
