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The birth control patch is a thin square patch that is adhered to the skin, it's very much resembles a common, everyday Band-Aid. It is adhered to the skin for one week and then discarded and replaced with a new one. Also, the birth control patch should be placed on another part of your skin, and not where it was before. This is done for a period of three weeks. The patch is not used on the fourth week as the woman has her period.