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Spotting between menstrual cycles, is this normal?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

It may be: breakthrough bleeding due to imbalance of estrogen and progesterone.

Dr Munshower and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/7/2019

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