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Today is the 10th day of my red spotting while i was to have my normal 5 days of periods.what could be the reason?i have pcos and take my metformin.

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PCO: It causes irregular and anovulatory cycles. The metformin those help. But the anovulatory cycles will respond to clomid (clomiphene)

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 5/10/2015

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