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Day5into taking mini birth control pill and i started to bleed when i wiped, it went from dark brown an now to light red i don't have very much on pad?
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Breakthrough bleedin: is what it sounds to me you are experiencing and it is a downside to progesterone-only pills or pills with low estrogen content. However, a woman is considered pregnant until proven otherwise. So to be sure, take a pregnancy test.
Answered 10/11/2014
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