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I am on 3rd week of cosmelan 2 and I think I'm pregnant. Do I stop the treatment or not?

lu'luNov 7, 2015
I am on 3rd week of cosmelan 2 and I think I'm pregnant, do I stop the treatment or no? The dark patches on my face are reducing but not completely gone.

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