{"id":18883,"date":"2020-10-04T09:39:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T14:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepapergown.zocdoc.com\/?p=18883"},"modified":"2023-03-06T09:47:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T14:47:25","slug":"how-to-skip-your-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/blog\/guides\/how-to-skip-your-period\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Skip Your Period (on Birth Control)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We partnered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nurx.com\/\">Nurx<\/a> to create a series of infographic explainers about women&#8217;s health issues. 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