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A member asked:
Can missing birth control pills after a period cause you to have light brown discharge ?
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Yes: The hormones in birth control pills inhibit ovulation. When you miss pills, the resulting hormone changes quickly cause effects in the uterus and elsewhere. Uterine lining can be expelled. Use back up (condoms) contraception for remainder of cycle. Period may come at unexpected time as well. Just keep taking pills as you have been instructed.
Answered 9/28/2016
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