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Spotting 18 days after my period, is this normal?

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Dr. Christopher Dowd answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

It can be but: It can be, but if it's never happened before then you might need to get checked out. There are lots of considerations such as: -recently started or changed birth control? -sexually active? -if so, using protection? -do you have other medical conditions? -take other medications?

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Answered 1/14/2017

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